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Obama set to propose payroll tax cuts for small businesses

President Barack Obama will propose a reduction in payroll taxes for small businesses tonight during his nationally televised address, Bloomberg reported.

The payroll tax reduction for employers will apply only to small businesses, according to …

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Former labor secretary to speak at Drake

Former labor secretary to speak at DrakeRobert Reich, who served as secretary of labor in President Bill Clinton’s administration, will speak on “The Next Economy and America’s Future” tonight at Drake University.

The speech will …

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Breakfast to educate businesses on immigration

Frank Luntz, strategist, pollster and author, will be the featured speaker at the Iowa Immigration Education Coalition’s Smart Immigration Reform breakfast presentation.

The event will take place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Sept. 21 …

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$300 billion plan would have ‘quick and positive’ effect on jobs

President Barack Obama, facing waning confidence among Americans in his economic stewardship, plans some $300 billion in tax cuts and government spending as part of a jobs creation package.  

The price tag of the …

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SEC won’t seek rehearing on shareholder nominee rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed yesterday that it will not seek a rehearing of a federal appeals court decision that vacated a commission rule that would have required companies to include shareholders’ director …

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Branstad: Other options should be considered for postal service savings

Gov. Terry Branstad today released two letters he sent to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging him to consider other options to close the U.S. Postal Service’s budget gap besides shuttering a disproportionate number of …

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Borlaug statue committee formed

Gov. Terry Branstad announced the appointees to a committee charged with raising funds to commission a statue of Norman Borlaug that will be sent to the U.S. Capitol Building.

The Borlaug statue will replace the …

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IFBF discusses policy issues at conference

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) called for changes in flood-management policies along the Missouri River as it wrapped up its 2011 Summer Policy Conference in West Des Moines.

Voting delegates also supported highly erodible …

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Justice Department seeks to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger

AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile USA Inc. hit a roadblock today when the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to block the deal over concerns that the merger would reduce wireless market …

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Got a credit card complaint? Banks can’t hear it

Industry groups and regulators claim that some consumer complaints regarding credit cards haven’t reached banks that issued the cards because of technical problems in the new system created by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Bloomberg …