Farm lease breaches rise as economy strains rural rents
Iowa real estate expert warns 100000 farmland leases face breach risk this spring amid high input costs and a strong dollar. Farmers explore renegotiation as grain prices stay low. cases include 650 and 6,500 acre lease walkouts, signaling wider rural economic impact.
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Iowa
Midwest Corn Belt
USDA
David Miller
Iowa Farm Bureau
Craig Dobbins
Purdue University
Jim Farrell
Farmers National Co
Alburnett
Madison County
Peoples Co
Steve Bruere
Miller
Marshalltown
Standards push uniform science concepts across Iowa schools
Prairie Point Middle School teacher Meg Washburn discusses the new Next Generation science standards that require predicting substance behavior from atomic structure. The Iowa Core aims for uniform instruction across districts, amid political pushback and public input processes.
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Prairie Point Middle School
Meg Washburn
Iowa
Washburn
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids Community
Washington High School
Ralph Plagman
Prairie Point
Senator Vitter probes small business exemption for Congress
The probe targets Hill staffers who certified Congress as a small employer under 50 workers and signed documents used to enroll in DC small business exchanges. The case ties to Grassley’s ACA amendment and DC health portal rules that let Congress keep Obamacare subsidies amid misstatements.
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Vitter
Hill
Congress
Grassley
ACA
Obama
Office of Personnel Management
OPM
District of Columbia
D.C
House
Senate
Ron Johnson
R-Wis
U S
Johnson
Judicial Watch
House of Representatives
Chamber of Congress
D.C. Superior Court
Chambers
Capitol Digest Highlights Transportation Funding And Policy Proposals
Iowa lawmakers weigh funding changes for districts with high transportation costs aiming to equalize classroom funding. A second item reports that marijuana possession penalties may tighten, with the Senate advancing a modest misdemeanor option for five grams or less. Also covered are a House subcommittee’s actions on synthetic drugs, underage drinking law fixes, and fireworks legalization with expanded local control.
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Salmon
House
Iowa
Education and Business
Department of
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
GOP
Iowa Board of Pharmacy
Klein
Marti Anderson
D-Des Moines
Corwin Ritchie
Iowa Association of County Attorneys
Senate
State Government Committee
Matt Windschitl
Missouri Valley
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Janesville
Iown
Board of Education
Brad Niebling
Niebling
State Board of Education
Jon Eganhouse
Midland
Dubuque Forum
Andrew. Phillips
Thegazette
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Darius Ballard
ACA/Congress
Capitol Digest
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