Branstad backs bid to stop ousting top officials from Capitol offices
Gov. Branstad says he would support a lawsuit to stop lawmakers from moving the treasurer, auditor and secretary of state from their Capitol offices. He urged fair handling and noted constitutional questions in the space dispute and his intention to discuss the vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court later this week.
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Linda Neumann
James Kelley
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Fort Dodge
Harvey Uhlenhopp
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Statehouse
General Services Department
Mary Jane Odell
Executive Council
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Spoons win 1.2 million Lotto prize in Des Moines
Gladys Spoon and her husband Carrole celebrate as lottery officials validate their Saturday Lotto ticket. The retired Lucas couple will receive 20 annual payments of 59 994 dollars before taxes. They say the numbers reflect personal dates and reflect a life together with family nearby.
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Labor rule change boosts Quad Cities defense bids
A new Labor Department method counts the jobless rate for the whole metro area, giving Aluminum Co. of America and other Quad Cities firms a 2 percent bidding edge on defense contracts when unemployment hits 10 percent or more. Dubuque would also benefit. firms just outside Davenport like Caterpillar and J I Case may have lost contracts under the old rule.
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Dubuque
Quad-City
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Aluminum Co. of America
Alcoa
Davenport
Scott County
Kaiser Aluminum
Reynolds Aluminum
John Deere
Charles Grassley
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Caterpillar
J.I. Case
Case
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