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Deere makes new offer to striking UAW; union vote set for Tuesday

Des Moines Register: Deere & Co. employees in Iowa will vote on a new six-year contract on Tuesday, potentially ending a strike that began 2½ weeks ago. Company executives ponied up after 90% of United Auto …

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Iowa lawmakers accept second redistricting plan, setting up next decade of politics

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Legislature approved a new set of political boundaries with near unanimity Thursday, ending legislators’ work on the state’s decennial redistricting process and putting to rest Democrats’ fears of partisan gerrymandering. The …

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Information meetings set in 36 counties for 2nd proposed carbon pipeline across Iowa

Des Moines Register: Texas-based Navigator CO2 Ventures will hold informational meetings about its proposed carbon capture pipeline with residents and landowners in three dozen Iowa counties beginning in November, the state utilities board said Wednesday. Navigator …

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Iowa ranks No. 2 in U.S. for best ACT scores

Axios Des Moines: Iowa’s 2021 high school graduating class earned the second-highest ACT score in the U.S., averaging a composite score around 21.5 out of 36, said Rose Babington, ACT’s director of state partnerships. The state’s …

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Polk County judge rejects Deere’s request for injunction against Ankeny plant strikers

Des Moines Register: A Polk County judge today denied Deere & Co.’s request to restrict picketing of its Des Moines Works in Ankeny, saying Deere had failed to prove its contention that United Auto Workers members …

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New study finds ‘forever chemicals’ in streams across Iowa

Iowa Capital Dispatch: A first-of-its-kind study of rural Iowa creeks and rivers found traces of synthetic chemicals that are toxic and persist in the environment indefinitely at sites across the state. “They’re all over the place,” …

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UAW wants temporary injunction in Deere strike to be vacated

Quad-City Times: Striking UAW workers say a judge’s order that is limiting their picketing activities outside a Davenport plant was issued improperly, and they want the temporary injunction vacated immediately. Attorneys for the Davenport-based UAW Local …

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Cedar Rapids ethanol plant could become source of low-carbon jet fuel

Des Moines Register: An Archer Daniels Midland ethanol plant in Cedar Rapids could be one of three ADM will use to produce millions of gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, the Chicago-based company said Monday. ADM said …

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Federal allocation system for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment working well in Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa hospitals report they’re having no problems getting enough doses of the injections that prevent people from developing severe illness from COVID-19. About a month ago, federal officials started a new distribution …

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Labor law complaint made days before strike alleges Deere retaliation in Waterloo

Des Moines Register: An Iowa employee of Deere & Co. filed a labor law complaint against the agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer days before more than 10,000 workers went on strike against the company. According …

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