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Government plans to try again on anti-bullying effort
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill designed to crack down on so-called cyberbullying failed to advance in the Legislature this year, but Gov. Terry Branstad plans to keep working to toughen Iowa's anti bullying laws. Branstad said Thursday that he...Tags: Suicide, Health and Safety at School, Social Media
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Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in...Tags: Rick Santorum, Career and Workplace, Newt Gingrich, Political Candidates, Labor Legislation
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Iowa governor signs state's biggest-ever tax cut into law
ReutersJune 12 (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed what he said was the biggest tax cut in the state's history into law on Wednesday, saying it will spur growth in the state's economy. The law is expected to provide at least $4 billion in property...Tags: Personal Income, Taxation, Politics, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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Republican vs. Republican on covering uninsured
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Republican versus Republican in the latest round of political battles over health care. Conservative Republican legislators in major states are trying to block efforts by more pragmatic governors of their own party to accept...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Philosophy, U.S. Senate, Rick Snyder, Religion and Belief
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, E-Commerce Industry, U.S. Senate
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...Tags: Mark Begich, William Cassidy, Dave Camp, Tea Party Movement, Mitt Romney
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Obama taps O'Malley to co-chair national homeland security panel
President Barack Obama has named Gov. Martin O'Malley one of two co-chairmen of a panel of state and federal officials focused on defense and homeland security, the governor's office said Monday. The Maryland Democrat will co-chair the Council of...Tags: National Security, Executive Branch, Christine Gregoire, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority
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Governors: Looming cuts threaten economic gains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors are becoming prominent voices in the fight to cut the federal deficit, warning that Capitol Hill's latest budget stalemate is causing fresh uncertainty that threatens economic progress. State leaders attending the...
Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Peter Shumlin, Leon Panetta, Executive Branch
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Iowa unaware of company's fraud suit
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - State and local officials promised an Egyptian company $200 million in tax breaks to build a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa without knowledge of a pending lawsuit alleging one of the company's subsidiaries defrauded U.S....Tags: Chemical Industry, Orascom Group, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad tries to bag some California companies
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is sweeping through California in a bid to lure businesses away -- a mere week after his counterpart in Texas similarly tried to bag some Golden State companies. Branstad and Texas Gov. Rick Perry had similar courtship...
Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch, Government, Business
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Midwest hit by its first major snowstorm of season
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the...Tags: Weather Warnings, Snow Storms, United Air Lines, Holidays, O'Hare International Airport
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Arizona business group wants tax-weary California businesses
PolitiCalAn Arizona business group is reaching for one of the oldest plays in the book -- offering to help California companies avoid higher taxes by leaving the state. The Greater Phoenix Economic Council said it will fly 100 chief executives......
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