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Will the Iowa Legislature Go Nuclear?

Will the Iowa Legislature Go Nuclear? by Paul DeatonThe answer to this question about House File 561/Senate File 390 is maybe. House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer (R-12) indicated there is “strong bipartisan support” for House File 561 during a recent … Continue reading

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USDA to Enable GMO Approval

USDA to Enable GMO Approval [Editor's Note: This article appeared in Capitol Press on April 14, 2011]. USDA Plans to Outsource Biotech Studies by Mateusz PerkowskiThe USDA plans to experiment with a new way of evaluating biotech crops for potential … 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: The session is winding down and this will be our last Weekend Recap of Iowa State Capitol News in 2011. ] … Continue reading

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Loebsack on Iowa Workforce Development

Loebsack on Iowa Workforce Development April 20, 2011 Dear Governor Branstad,  I write to bring to your attention concerns my constituents have expressed to me with respect to the proposed closing of Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) offices such as in Lee, … Continue reading

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Earth Day and Corporate Reputations in Iowa

Earth Day and Corporate Reputations in Iowa by Paul DeatonWord coming from K Street in Washington, D.C. is that all this talk about the budget, federal deficit and the debt ceiling has been bad for business. Without an omnibus spending … Continue reading

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Celebrate Earth Day!

Celebrate Earth Day! http://johndenver.com/ Celebrate morning,The cry of a loon on a lake in the nightDreams that are born in the dawn's early lightCelebrate morning.Celebrate living,The laughter that sings in the heart of a child,Freedom that flies to the call … Continue reading

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No Fracking Way!

No Fracking Way! by Molly ReganUpdate:   Fracking Blowout Causes Massive Spill in Pennsylania  Fracking is a chemical pressure method of extracting natural gas from rock deep underground. Fracking is done by gas and oil companies in over 40 states in the … Continue reading

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Blog for Iowa Salutes Christie Vilsack

Blog for Iowa Salutes Christie Vilsack Hats off to former first lady of Iowa Christie Vilsack for boldly stepping up and challenging Republican Steve King of the former 5th District, most of which is now Iowa's 4th District. We could … Continue reading

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Iowa’s Three Former Supreme Court Justices To Receive Noun Award at ACLU of Iowa Dinner

Iowa’s Three Former Supreme Court Justices To Receive Noun Award at ACLU of Iowa Dinner The ACLU Foundation of Iowa is proud to announce that the 2011 Louise Noun Award will be presented to the three former Iowa Supreme Court … Continue reading

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Iowa's Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Problem

Iowa's Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Problem by Paul Deaton A topic related to nuclear power has been inadequately covered during Iowa's debate over HF 561/SF 390 and new nuclear reactors. It is the issue of what to do with one … Continue reading

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