The two-hour program charts the fetal development of three mammals--the dolphin, dog and elephant--with special imagery rarely seen outside a zoologist's office. Scientists used advanced ultrasound technology, called 4D (for four dimensions), to capture three-dimensional images of the animals inside the womb.t's just a matter of time before each species develops its defining characteristics. Dolphins, for example, develop tiny leg-like limb buds during their first month in the womb, but the buds vanish within two weeks, and the animals swim in amniotic fluid for the next 11 months of gestation.
Corporate income taxes are levied in 44 states. Though often thought of as a major tax type, corporate income taxes account for just 5.4 percent of state tax collections and 2.7 percent of state general revenue. Iowa levies the highest top statutory corporate tax rate at 12 percent. Iowa is closely followed by Pennsylvania (9.99 percent) and Minnesota (9.8 percent). Three other states (Alaska, Connecticut, and New Jersey) and the District of Columbia levy rates of 9 percent or higher.
New Iowa laws for 2015. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. More tax credits and no more Social Security tax are among laws that take effect in Iowa on January 1, 2015. There are no more state taxes on Social Security in Iowa, following an eight-year gradual phase-out of that tax. Iowa seniors will see the effect of that when they file their 2014 tax return.