Final debate yields split stances in Iowa 1st District race
U S House rivals rod Blum and Abby Finkenauer clashed in the second and final debate before the November 6 election. The hour long exchange featured sharp words as each candidate pressed their contrasting policy positions and background.
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Kgan-Tv
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Iowa
Finkenauer Trails Blum in 1st District Fundraising Battle
In Iowa 1st District race, Finkenauer outspent and outraised Blum as outside groups launched a costly campaign. The contest centers on economic issues, entitlements, trade, immigration and abortion with Finkenauer criticizing Trump tax cuts as worsening the deficit and skewing benefits to the top 1 percent.
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Iowa City adopts black-eyed Susan as official flower
Iowa City named the black-eyed Susan as its official flower after a unanimous City Council vote. Project GREEN supported the move to promote native planting, pollinator seeds, and community care for the landscape, linking the bloom to local culture and history.
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Iowa Revenue Projections Upswing Then Slowdown Forecast
Iowa officials raised current year tax receipts projections by 101.7 million to 7.742 billion driven by federal tax cuts and state changes. For fiscal 2020 they trimmed expectations to a 1.7 percent increase with 262.9 million in revenue erased, amid low unemployment and rising business investment but trade and farm price concerns linger.
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Iowa
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Nonpartisan
Legislative Services Agency
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