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Branstad: China soy cutbacks ill-advised

Chinese curbs on soy imports from the United States would hurt the Chinese people more than American growers, U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad said Thursday on Bloomberg Television. “It doesn’t make sense and it would hurt …

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Iowa GOP leaders ‘very close’ to setting budget targets

House and Senate leaders said Thursday they are very close to finalizing the size of the fiscal 2019 state budget, but unresolved issues on how to deliver tax relief and fund priorities in a sustainable …

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Polk supervisors to streamline weapons permit process

The Polk County Board of Supervisors today announced an organizational change in the Polk County Sheriff’s Office as a step toward speeding up the weapons permitting process for gun dealers. The reorganization, which the supervisors …

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Reynolds signs two key mental health bills

Mental health advocates joined Gov. Kim Reynolds this morning in the Capitol rotunda to witness her sign two important bills recently passed unanimously by the Iowa Legislature — a wide-ranging bill aimed at shoring up …

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Iowa imposes $50,000 penalty on lab promoting ‘drinkable sunscreen’

A laboratory firm based in New York has agreed to pay $50,000 to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s office for supporting a so-called “drinkable sunscreen” that did not work, sold by the Colorado company Osmosis. International …

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Amazon shares fall after report that Trump wants to curb its power

Reuters: Amazon.com Inc’s. shares fell almost 5 percent today, wiping more than $30 billion off its market value, after news website Axios reported that President Donald Trump is obsessed with the world’s largest online retailer and wants …

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Loebsack’s rural wireless access bill signed into law

President Donald Trump has signed into law a rural wireless access bill first introduced to the U.S. House by Iowa Rep. Dave Loebsack. The Rural Wireless Access Act will require the Federal Communications Commission to …

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Bill allowing health plans not compliant with ACA goes to Iowa governor’s desk

Iowa Public Radio: A bill to allow cheaper health plans that don’t comply with the federal Affordable Care Act passed the Iowa Senate Tuesday and is heading to the governor’s desk. Supporters say the new plans …

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Attorneys general seek answers from Zuckerberg

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on Monday joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 state and territory attorneys general in sending a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding answers about the company’s business practices and privacy protections. …

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Iowa Finance Authority director fired over ‘credible’ sex harassment charges

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has terminated Dave Jamison, director of the Iowa Finance Authority, effective immediately, on grounds of sexual harassment, the governor’s office said. “On Friday evening, the governor’s office was made aware …