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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Iowa Rep. Ro Foege, D-Mount Vernon, and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Jack Hatch, D-Des Moines, have been named co-chairs of the new Affordable Health Care Commission.
The new commission was be established as part of House File 909, signed into law by Gov. Chet Culver last week. The Health and Human Services appropriations bill included the creation of the Legislative Commission on Affordable Healthcare for Small Businesses and Families. Gov. Culver approved an appropriation of $500,000 to cover the costs of the commission.
The commission will review, analyze and make recommendations on issues relating to the affordability of health care for Iowans, including:
The commission is required to complete its deliberations in December “to”2007 and submit a final report to the general assembly for consideration during the 2008 session. The first meeting is planned for June with regular monthly meetings to follow. The group anticipates meetings being held in many locations throughout the state.
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