Day: March 25, 2011

(From Rep. Sharon Steckman) The House unanimously passed a bill this week that lowers the blood alcohol limit for operating a boat while intoxicated from .10 to 08. This will make the

Since Iowa’s small businesses pay 18 percent more for health insurance than big businesses, the Iowa Legislature is considering a bill to help small businesses pay for rising health care costs for

On Wednesday, the dove bill “flew” in unexpectedly and “flew” out the same day, with Governor Branstad promising to sign the bill. However, it still has to gain approval by the Natural

Mason City, IA, 3/25/2011 – This year, The Music Man Square is joining the City of Mason City by switching off the lights for Earth Hour. At 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, the

President Obama believes that advancing the human rights of minorities and the marginalized is a fundamental American value. |President Obama believes that advancing the human rights of minorities and the marginalized is

The United States strongly condemns the Syrian government’s brutal repression of demonstrations, in particular the violence and killings of civilians at the hands of security forces. |The United States strongly condemns the

A Mason City man fled Mason City police officers yesterday while driving on North Penn. Police caught the man a short distance later and arrested him.|A Mason City man fled Mason City

The NIACC Leadership Series presents: Lessons Learned from My Grandfather: Non-Violence in a Violent World, a riveting presentation by Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at 2

The public is invited to a meeting to discuss the reuse of properties purchased as part of the Flood of 2008 voluntary buyout in Mason City. A short overview of the project

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has received numerous reports of dead fish in lakes and ponds across Iowa as the ice cover disappears for another year. These winter fish kills have

(DES MOINES, Iowa) Attorney General Tom Miller reminds Iowans to be careful about scam artists taking advantage of generous Iowans who plan to donate to earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan.