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Iowa Democrats offer health insurance option

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Two Democratic legislators Friday called for shifting Iowa’s privately run Medicaid system back to a fee-for-service state program in a cost-saving move they say would fund a new public health insurance option for …

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Iowa Democrats offer health insurance option

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Two Democratic legislators Friday called for shifting Iowa’s privately run Medicaid system back to a fee-for-service state program in a cost-saving move they say would fund a new public health insurance option for …

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Labor Dept.: ‘Tis the season to cheat retail workers

The U.S. Department of Labor warns that some retailers are naughty, not nice, to workers — particularly during the holiday season. How so? Most commonly by: Failing to pay them for prepping or closing out a…
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Lauber appointed Polk County District Court judge

Gov. Terry Branstad has appointed Heather Lauber as judge to the 5C Judicial District, which serves Polk County. Lauber was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Rebecca Ebinger as district judge …

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Sen. Petersen to lead Midwestern Legislative Conference

Iowa state Sen. Janet Petersen of Des Moines will serve as chairwoman of the Midwestern Legislative Conference, a nonpartisan association representing Midwest U.S. states and several Canadian provinces. A Democrat from northwest Des Moines, she …

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Iowa joins 20-state generic drug antitrust lawsuit

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today joined 19 state attorneys general in filing a federal antitrust lawsuit against generic drugmakers Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., Auribindo Pharma USA Inc., Citron Pharma LLC, Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. …

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Des Moines is measuring customer satisfaction

The city of Des Moines and the ETC Institute of Olathe, Kan., will send surveys to a sampling of businesses later this month in an effort to measure their satisfaction with city services. Surveys were …

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Standard mileage deduction to decline in 2017

Business road warriors will get a slightly lower mileage tax deduction in 2017. The Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday the new national business mileage deduction rate will be 53.5 cents per mile, down a half-cent …

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State revenues fall short; budget cuts needed

Iowa Public Radio: State lawmakers will have the tough job of cutting this year’s state budget when they convene in January, after new projections Monday from the Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference. The REC predicts that tax …

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Branstad seeks $2 million for broadband

Gov. Terry Branstad today said he hopes a new broadband initiative will attract $2 million in public and private support. About one-third of Iowa has fixed broadband service, while 75 percent of Iowans who have …