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Harkin Institute donors linked to $1 coin push stirring questions
Harkin faced questions about a $500000 PMX Industries donation from CEO Jin Roy Ryu to the Harkin Institute at Iowa State University as he backs a switch from $1 bills to a $1 coin. ISU fundraising, ethics concerns, and a dispute over agriculture research frame a high stakes impasse between the senator’s supporters and university leadership.
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U.S
Tom Harkin
Cedar Rapids
Harkin
D-Iowa
PMX Industries
Jin Roy Ryu
Dollar Coin Alliance
Ryu
PMX
Poongsan Corp
Seoul
Harkin Institute
Senate
Melanie Sloan
Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics
Washington
Senator Harkin
Iowa State Foundation
Daniel Saftig
ISU
Steven Leath
Ruth Harkin
Tom
Leath
Kate Cyrus Frischmann
Center For Agricultural and Rural Development
Drake University