Editorial Calls for慎慎 Governor Picks in Iowa Confirmations
The Gazette argues governors should nominate and the Iowa Senate rarely deny picks to boards like the Regents. It supports reappointing Craig Lang, questions Robert Cramer, and supports Subhash Sahai, urging cautious, opinionated scrutiny over partisan micromanagement while noting the political nature of confirmations.
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Iowa Board of Regents
Iowa Senate
Statehouse
Terry Branstad
Regent
Craig Lang
Brooklyn
Robert Cramer
Grimes
Democratic Senate
Subhash Sahai
Webster City
Lang
Iowa Farm Bureau
University of Iowa
Sally Mason
Harkin Institute
Iowa State University
Senate
Cramer
Family Leader
Iowa Supreme Court
Sequester critique calls for real fiscal reform in Iowa
Gary Streit argues that sequestration trims increases in spending while essential services stay funded rates and criticizes leaders for fiscal mismanagement. He notes Iowa tobacco control funding fell below 2010 levels while cessation programs yield high returns, urging reinvestment of Master Settlement funds into prevention. He urges constituents to contact their lawmakers.
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White House
National Parks
Iowa
Tobacco Industry
House
Senate
Gary Streit
Cedar
Fertilizer plant breakthrough boosts Lee County jobs
In November 2012 the Iowa Fertilizer Co. broke ground in Lee County. The project promises 160 permanent positions, 2,500 construction jobs, and hundreds of future roles, with byproducts attracting new industries and economic growth. Governor Branstad and Debi Durham backed the plan.
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Iowa Fertilizer Co
Lee County
IFC
Terry Branstad
Iowa Economic Development Authority
Debi Durham
Iowa
Do group settings foster creativity in the workplace
The piece questions Yahoo style and Marissa Mayer's office mandate, weighing collaboration against solo work. It cites Einstein Darwin Curie Wozniak Jobs and studies on face time social loafing and serendipity, suggesting creativity often thrives in solitude as well as in teams.
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Yahoo
Marissa Mayer
Mayer
Albert Einstein
Susan Cain
Charles Darwin
Marie Curie
Stephen Wozniak
Apple
Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Jobs
Banks Too Big to Prosecute Rhetoric in Johnson Column
MIT Sloan professor Simon Johnson argues that large banks like Citigroup JPMorgan Chase and Standard Chartered avoid criminal penalties for money laundering. He cites a deferred prosecution agreement with Standard Chartered and questions Federal Reserve licensing actions while noting apparent impunity for bankers.
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U.S
Citigroup
Jpmorgan Chase & Co
Jerome Powell
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Congress
U.S. Justice System
Department of Justice
Federal Reserve
Justice Department
Fed
Standard Chartered
Peace
Elizabeth Warren
D-Mass
Powell
United States
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