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Iowa Senate sends bill to governor with new rules on local construction contracts

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Republicans supporting a bill passed Wednesday by the Iowa Senate said the measure addresses a specific concern with favoring unions in local contracts, but opponents argued it will prevent local entities from taking steps to ensure workforce safety through training…

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Iowa Republicans rush anti-apprenticeship, anti-union contracting bill, raising safety concerns

In 24 hours, Republicans in both chambers passed a bill that takes away an Iowa city’s ability to prefer contracts with established training programs for taxpayer funded projects. Iowa Republicans passed a controversial bill this week stopping local governments from requiring workforce training standards for contractors on public projects, a major blow to union and non-union contractors in Iowa that have established training programs.  The legis…

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Iowa Senate sends bill to governor with new rules on local construction contracts

Republicans supporting a bill passed Wednesday by the Iowa Senate said the measure addresses a specific concern with favoring unions in local contracts, but opponents argued it will prevent local entities from taking steps to ensure workforce safety through training…

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Local drone pilots question constitutionality of law

DES MOINES ― Iowa senators advanced a bill Monday to provide farms 40 acres or larger with state protection against surveillance by drone. The proposed law has been met with objection from local pilots. Lawmakers approved a law in 2024 to prohibit remote-piloted aircraft from flying over animal feeding operations and homesteads and create misdemeanor penalties for those who operate a drone over these areas.

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Cherokee Tribune Ledger News broke the news in Cherokee County, United States on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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