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Iowa Report: Wage violations common in low-paying jobs

An Iowa Policy Project study issued Monday says that scenarios like two that shocked Iowans in recent years – the low wages paid to mentally disabled workers at a turkey farm in Atalissa and the labor and…
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Governor says he’ll use $26.6 million grant for health exchange

Gov. Terry Branstad’s office said Friday it will use a new multimillion-dollar federal grant to ensure Iowa isn’t “left holding the bag” on the cost of building a health insurance exchange if President Barack Obama …

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Stocks rise on speculation about Fed action

U.S. stocks rose Friday, trimming the Standard & Poor’s 500 index’s first weekly decline since June, as comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke increased speculation the central bank will act to boost economic growth,…
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Government jobs shrink in 2011

The number of full-time equivalent employees working in state and local governments fell by 1.4 percent, according to the latest statistics available.

The U.S. Census Bureau today released estimates that say there were 16.4 million …

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Latham thanked in NFIB ad

Iowa’s Tom Latham is one of 10 congressmen nationwide getting a one-minute radio advertisement created by the National Federation of Independent Business. That ad will thank Latham for his work with small businesses. The $2 …

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ISU journalism professor Mack passes away

Barbara Mack, an Iowa State University journalism professor and former general counsel for the Des Moines Register & Tribune Co., died early this morning, the Iowa State Daily reported.

Her husband, Jim Giles, found Mack …

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Put down the smartphone on jury duty

A committee of federal judges has updated the standard instructions federal judges give jurors to include more warnings to keep them from using social media to research or communicate about cases on which they serve. …

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Budget office warns of plunge into deep recession

The nation would be plunged into a deep recession during the first half of next year if Congress fails to avert nearly $500 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts set to hit in January, …

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Study: Legal problems on the rise, negatively affect productivity

A new study by ARAG Legal and Financial Solutions reports workers are having more personal legal problems and that could affect productivity.

Three out of four people experienced at least one legal life event  — family, …

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Branstad aims to improve participation in government

Gov. Terry Branstad today will sign an executive order aimed at improving dialogue between government rulemaking bodies  and the groups that could be affected by those rules.

Government agencies must now create and work with stakeholder …