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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 2017
Page
1
Iowa senators spar over public unions with quotes from Sen. David Johnson and Sen. Joe Bolkcom. The exchange centers on process and urgency as Sen. Mark Chelgren weighs in amid the heated discussion.
In Des Moines the State House Republicans cut debate to push through sweeping changes to limit public unions. Governor Branstad was poised to sign a measure unraveling 1974 bargaining rules affecting teachers prison workers secretaries university faculty and thousands more across Iowa amid protests and heated remarks by Democrats.
Analysis compares Iowa public employee pay limits to Wisconsin’s 2011 law change. It asks whether unions in Iowa will face a sharp decline similar to Wisconsin’s, examining potential effects on bargaining power, budgets, and political dynamics.
AFSCME Local 61 President Danny Homan said he will file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new law that reduces bargaining rights for most public employees. He warned the battle is not over as lawmakers approved changes that distinguish police and firefighters from other state workers.
President Donald Trump ridiculed the media and intelligence agencies at a rambling news conference claiming he inherited a mess and his administration is running like a fine tuned machine. He acknowledged turbulence while praising early efforts and promising a new travel ban and other policy steps.
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