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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box. Two weeks to go … Continue reading

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While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down

While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down by Paul Deaton Iowa Republicans have a plan to create jobs and a generation ago, it would have been called a “trickle down economy.” Today, they call it “Iowa is Open for … Continue reading

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Iowa's Best Days are Ahead

Iowa's Best Days are Ahead by Paul DeatonReaders won't find a lot of coverage of the Republican campaigns to win the August Presidential straw poll on Blog for Iowa. The corporate media will cover them ad nauseum, and there is … Continue reading

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the eleventh week … Continue reading

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Iowa Legislature Likes Borlaug, Not Jobs

Leave it to the Iowa’s 84th General Assembly to come up with another way to miss the point that Iowans need jobs. I am referring to House Joint Resolution 16 which resolved to remove James Harlan’s likeness from Statuary Hall … Continue reading

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the tenth week … Continue reading

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On the Iowa Red Tape Tour

The sky was overcast as BFIA pulled into the  CRST Van Expedited parking lot in Cedar Rapids this morning to attend a public hearing that was part of the Republican “Red Tape Tour” of the state. The Republican House, Senate … Continue reading

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BFIA Food Post for the Week: Agroecology

BFIA Food Post for the Week: Agroecology [Editor's Note: Blog for Iowa will be posting teasers with links to articles on current food topics when we find them each weekend. The following comes from the United Nations Human Rights Council.] … Continue reading

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton[Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the ninth week of … Continue reading

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Will Japan Tsunami Affect Iowa's Nuclear Power Debate?

Will Japan's Tsunami Affect Iowa's Nuclear Power Debate? by Paul Deaton Will we pile on the problems with the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant located near the town of Okama, Japan, damaged as a result of an earthquake and tsunami on … Continue reading

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