All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 22 2008 // Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has granted flood victims an additional deadline extension for tax returns and for paying state taxes. The deadline is now Aug. 29, a month later than the original date. That’s for returns and...
Jul 18 2008 // After the Great Flood of 1993, thousands of properties in flood plains around the Midwest were bought out by the government. Now, weeks after the latest massive flood, buyouts are again being considered in at least five...
Jul 17 2008 // A federal appeals court has dismissed the remaining portions of a lawsuit filed by a Nebraska crop insurance company against the Federal Crop Insurance Corp.American Growers Insurance Co. filed a lawsuit against FCIC in...
Jul 16 2008 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Attorney General Tom Miller recently reminded Iowans to beware of a variety of scams in the wake of the tornadoes and floods over the last several weeks.“It’s the definition of adding insult...
Jul 11 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it does not expect the 2008 Midwest floods to impact ratings or outlooks for the majority of companies that it rates.However, property/casualty writers that are...
Jul 9 2008 // A combination of costs and confusion keeps many Iowans from buying federal flood insurance.Only about 1 percent of Iowans owned flood insurance when last month’s record flooding struck. More than 4,000 homes in Cedar...
Jul 9 2008 // The Iowa Supreme Court has issued an order delaying deadlines for the days that a half-dozen district court offices were closed due to flooding.That means the courts, lawyers and other people involved in cases in those...
Jul 7 2008 // Producers might benefit from the $3.8 billion disaster fund that is part of the 2008 farm law. Farmers must have crop insurance to qualify for the program.We have all watched with utter dismay and compassion as Midwest...
Jul 7 2008 // The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) will look “at everything possible” to aid Midwest farmers hurt by the worst flooding in more than 15 years, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said in late June.Agricultural...
Jul 7 2008 // Midwest agents with offices located in flooded areas are facing the challenge of “staying afloat,” so to speak, during the devastation of what some have called the 500-year flood event. Iowa has the distinction...
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Jul 3 2008 // President Bush is making additional federal disaster assistance available to Iowa to help with the deadly storms and flooding that have ravaged the state since late May. Under an order signed on on June 30, the federal...
Jul 1 2008 // Experts believe that many of Iowa’s flood-damaged homes could be repaired , if their owners can find the cash.Record flooding this month ravaged thousands of Iowa homes, leaving behind mud and debris. Most of the...
Jun 30 2008 // Iowa Gov. Chet Culver on June 27 announced the creation of a 15-member task force that will focus on rebuilding after this month’s record flooding.Culver said the disaster is one of the 10 worst in the nation’s...
Jun 26 2008 // Dallas County, Iowa has put the brakes on a proposed bicycle policy requiring liability insurance for any organized ride with more than 20 people. On Tuesday, June 24, supervisors delayed a vote after meeting resistance...
Jun 25 2008 // The Insurance Services Office (ISO) recently released estimated damages for Iowa since it was hit in May by devasting tornadoes and widespread flooding. ISO estimates that tornadoes and floods that have struck Iowa since...
Jun 23 2008 // Walls and levees held back the cresting Mississippi River Sunday as requests for government aid poured in from homeowners and businesses swamped by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years.Across from St. Louis, where the...
Jun 23 2008 // The floodwaters that have surged across much of Iowa this month have inspectors looking for damage to the state’s already troubled bridge network.The flooding concerns come after a study earlier this year ranked Iowa...
Jun 20 2008 // Midwest agents with offices located in flooded areas are facing the challenge of “staying afloat,” so to speak, during the devastation of what some have called the 500 year flood event.One Iowa agency,...
Jun 19 2008 // Iowa lawmakers are making arrangements for a near-certain special session to address flooding damage across the state, and some say an increase in the state’s gas tax may be on the table.Senate Majority Leader...