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Fed officials debate need for further stimulus

Central bankers appear satisfied with the impact of their latest monetary stimulus, although there is some disagreement over how forcefully to continue purchasing bonds, Reuters reported.

Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren, one of the …

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Andringa to take over as co-chair of STEM council

Mary Vermeer Andringa, president and CEO of Vermeer Corp. in Pella, will take over as co-chair of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council on July 1. University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen will step down …

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Gregg named governor’s legislative liaison

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that Adam Gregg will serve as the administration’s new legislative liaison. Gregg graduated first in his class with a political science and history degree from …

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Taxpayers Association to hold annual meeting next week

Gov. Terry Branstad will speak at the Iowa Taxpayers Association’s annual meeting and tax symposium on Monday and Tuesday.

The event will take place at The Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona. Registration is …

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Erskine Bowles: Odds are we’re going over ‘fiscal cliff’

The co-chairman of President Barack Obama‘s 2010 fiscal commission played oddsmaker Wednesday. Erskine Bowles said he thinks there’s only a one-in-three chance that Congress and President Barack Obama will reach a deal on the “fiscal cliff”…
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Iowa rated as one of country’s best-run states

 
Iowa is the fifth-best-run state in the nation, according to an economic ranking compiled by the website Wall Street 24/7.

The investment website looked at economic indicators, including debt per capita, state budget deficit, unemployment, …

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Obama seeks support for middle-class tax cuts

President Barack Obama will launch a multipronged push this week to garner support for his proposals to solve U.S. fiscal problems, meeting with business executives at the White House and visiting a small business in …

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Health-care reform overhaul challenge: Let’s try it again, court says

The U.S. Supreme Court today revived a challenge to President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms, allowing a Christian college to pursue litigation raising First Amendment objections to a law that the court mostly upheld in June, …

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FBI hunts social media for securities fraud

The FBI sees social media as a potential breeding ground for securities fraud and has agents scouring Twitter and Facebook for tips, according to two top agents overseeing a long-running investigation into insider trading in …

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A Closer Look: Cory McClure

After 17 years as an assistant Polk County attorney specializing in child welfare issues, Cory McClure went to work Oct. 22 in the family law practice at Babich Goldman P.C. in Des Moines. His career …

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