Grubbs Begins Senate Bid In Iowa Campaign Swing
Iowa House member Steve Grubbs kicked off his GOP bid for US Senate in Rapids with a small rally and plans a Davenport stop. He frames the race as Washington liberal versus Iowa conservative and criticizes federal welfare funding and school control moves to Washington. He notes Harkin has served in Washington 20 years and stresses welfare reform and local control.
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Iowa
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Congress
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Leach hearings on Whitewater set for August start
Rep. Jim Leach’s House Banking Committee will open Whitewater hearings on August 7 focusing on Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan failure. Webster Hubbell, tied to Hillary Clinton’s law firm, will be first witness as Leach plans to seek the truth and lessons, not political gain.
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Madison
Iowa jobless rate stays steady at 3.4 percent in June
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 3.3 to 3.4 percent for the first six months, with June at 3.4 percent after May's 3.3 percent. Manufacturing job gains slowed in Q2, while 52,600 Iowans searched for work in June, up from May. The national rate fell to 5.6 percent in June.
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Iowa
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U.S
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