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Workers’ Memorial Day service to be held Monday at Capitol

Iowans will gather to pay tribute to those Iowans who lost their lives in 2018 while on the job at the annual Workers’ Memorial Day ceremony on Monday at 11 a.m. The ceremony, which is …

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Trees Forever partnership to employ, mentor D.M. youth in five-year tree-planting project

The city of Des Moines, Microsoft, Wright Tree Service and Wright Outdoor Solutions are investing in a new Trees Forever youth employment program called Growing Futures. Through Growing Futures, Trees Forever will employ and mentor …

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Deere to pay $1M for Cedar Falls air quality violations

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Deere & Co. has agreed to pay $1 million for violating air quality standards over a 12- to- 13-year period at its diesel-engine testing center in Cedar Falls. Deere officials say that the …

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University of Iowa pays a portion to Modern Piping, withholds most of award

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The University of Iowa this week satisfied another portion of a $21.5 million award judges have ordered it to pay a Cedar Rapids contractor, and UI President Bruce Harreld apologized for being part …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A small-town bet on sports gambling

As Gov. Kim Reynolds considers sports betting legislation approved by lawmakers this year, it’s worth noting how sports betting has been doing in states that legalized it once the Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for it. …

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Grassley: Retirement system hasn’t kept pace with economy

Efforts to expand smaller employers’ access to retirement plans are gaining some traction in Congress, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley. 

Grassley, Iowa’s senior senator and chair of the Senate Finance Committee, was the concluding speaker …

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Bill limiting property tax hikes clears Iowa Legislature

KCCI-TV: The Iowa Legislature has approved a property tax bill that forces counties and cities to publicize and pass by a two-thirds vote any property tax increase over 2%. The bill was touted by Republican Sen. …

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New fundraising rules proposed for construction at UI, ISU, UNI

Radio Iowa: Republican lawmakers are setting new financing requirements for construction on the public university campuses in Ames, Cedar Falls and Iowa City. Under the plan, officials at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University …

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Cattle ranchers sue packers for antitrust

An cattle industry group on Tuesday sued four large beef-packing companies for allegedly conspiring to drive down prices paid to ranches for cattle, even as retail beef prices hovered near record levels, Reuters reported. Tyson Foods …

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Grassley supports giving pork industry more regulatory authority

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s senior U.S. senator says he supports the Trump administration’s plan to give the pork industry more authority to regulate itself, a plan that includes cutting federal meat inspectors at a time the …