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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
A potential tempest in the Iowa House was quickly diffused Wednesday after lawmakers shared their views about an Islamic prayer during an unusual exchange on the floor. The controversy had been simmering since Imam Muhammad Khan of Des Moines offered the daily prayer Jan. 14, the first day of the 2008 legislative session. During the [...]
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is shortchanging citizens of the state by holding firm to a campaign promise to make certain the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP) in Fort Madison remains there, a trio of legislators said at a press conference Monday. Culver has endorsed a plan, supported by a bipartisan group of legislators, to replace the [...]
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and legislative leaders agreed Monday to exempt federal rebate checks from state income tax, a move that would mean that most of the $1.5 billion Iowa taxpayers would receive as part of the federal stimulus package would flow back into the economy. Culver said his meeting with lawmakers in both parties [...]
A bill introduced this week by 14 members of the Iowa House would make the 1-cent local option sales tax for schools permanent and lead to a more equitable distribution among rural and urban school districts. But before the bill is passed, it faces a contentious debate in the statehouse, particularly among some Republicans who [...]
People who want to apply for marriage licenses in Iowa would need to meet residency requirements under a new law being proposed by state Rep. Dwayne Alons, R-Hull. Under Alons’ proposal, at least one of the two people applying for a marriage license would need to live in the state for one year before becoming [...]
Iowa business owners who repeatedly employ illegal aliens would face civil penalties of up to $10,000 and up to a year in jail under legislation being proposed by a coalition of Democrats in the Iowa House of Representatives. House File 2026 would lead to the creation of the law that prohibits employers from employing any [...]
Hundreds of Iowans rallied at the State Capitol on Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to allow a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in the state. Led by a coalition of pastors, about 350 opponents of gay marriage gathered on the west steps of the Capitol for speeches and then marched to [...]
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver outlined his agenda for 2008 during his Condition of the State address Tuesday morning, proposing a laundry list of nuts-and-bolts initiatives focusing on health care, the environment and education. Proclaiming that “the condition of our state is strong,” Culver told a joint session of the legislature that it is time to [...]
Republican leaders in the legislature say they are worried that the Democrat-controlled state government will continue on its spending spree without any regard for the taxpayers of Iowa. Although lawmakers have a full-agenda of issues facing them this year, House Minority Leader Christopher Rants said he doesn’t expect gay marriage to get much attention. Republicans [...]
The new Senate Republican Minority Leader fired a shot across the bow as the 2008 legislative session opened on Monday morning, a clue that the upcoming session will be a truculent one. Sen. Ron Wieck, R-Sioux City, said with an election coming in 2008,the Democratic leadership will shy away from making tough decisions necessary to [...]
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