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Sioux City to be asked to take stance against pipeline

Sioux City Journal: Concerned residents and representatives of area Native American tribes plan to approach the Sioux City Council today to request that the city take a stance on the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.…

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Bayer, Monsanto argue that merger will benefit Iowa farmers

Des Moines Register: Bayer and Monsanto executives insisted Thursday that the mega-corporations’ controversial $66 billion proposed merger will reap benefits not only for Iowa and U.S. farmers, but also for small growers in poverty-stricken places such …

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EPA, Iowa meat processor reach settlement over violations

KCRG-TV: The federal Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement that requires a kosher meat processing plant in northeastern Iowa to pay a $43,000 penalty, the Associate Press reported. The EPA says Agri Star Meat & …

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Deere responds to government opposition to Precision Planting purchase

Quad-City Times: Deere & Co. has filed a response to a civil action filed by the Department of Justice to block the Moline, Ill.-based company’s acquisition of Precision Planting from the Climate Corp., a subsidiary of …

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Iowa consumer advocate wants Alliant bill issue settled

Mason City Globe Gazette: The Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate wants Alliant Energy’s billing issues resolved for customers before winter, according to documents filed with the Iowa Utilities Board. The advocate office has asked for a …

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Isle of Capri to sell Marquette casino

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell Lady Luck Casino Marquette to an affiliate of Casino Queen, based in Swansea, Ill. CQ Holdings Co. …

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Fund created for Cedar Rapids small-business flood recovery

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids small businesses recovering from last month’s flood will be able to apply for a grant from a new public-private program to help them get back on their feet. The Jobs and …

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Polk supervisors pass new minimum wage ordinance

Des Moines Register: The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 today to increase the county’s minimum wage to at least $10.75 by 2019, in its third and final reading of the ordinance. In a first-of-its-kind …

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Iowa farms get safety-net payments

KCRG-TV: Nearly all Iowa farms, about 154,000 enrolled in safety-net programs, are going to get financial assistance for the 2015 crop year. The programs are designed to protect against unexpected drops in crop prices or revenues …

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Self-driving lanes on I-380 to focus on freight haulers

The Verge: A mapping business called Here is teaming up with Iowa’s Department of Transportation to transform a nearly 30-mile stretch of Interstate Highway 380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids into a special corridor for …