Iowa organizations want sales tax increase to protect wildlife

February 27, 2013 

Iowa organizations want sales tax increase to protect wildlife

Representatives of conservation, hunting, wildlife, parks and environmental groups told lawmakers Tuesday Iowa's natural resources are in such need of upgrading and protecting that the state should boost its sales tax to raise $150 million for that effort.

 In Jesse Jackson Jr case, IRS and prosecutors focused on excessive indulgence

February 24, 2013 

In Jesse Jackson Jr case, IRS and prosecutors focused on excessive indulgence

Prosecutors took a tougher stand against Jesse Jackson Jr. than his wife, Sandi, because they viewed him as the one who enabled the couple's seven-year $750,000 spending binge in which campaign dollars were spent on luxury goods, celebrity memorabilia, spa treatments and even a trip to Disney World.