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Prevailing wage ‘compromise amendment’ moves forward; House debate drags on

State Rep. Rick Olson (D-Des Moines) has spent the better part of the last three hours being grilled by Republican lawmakers about his ‘compromise amendment’ to House File 333, a bill that would require state-funded public works projects to pay ‘prevailing wages’ to workers.  The amendment was adopted on a voice vote moments ago as [...]