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Teachers union says 'fair share' isn't strong enoughOne of the state's largest public employee unions has registered against a union-related bill that it supported in previous years.

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Iowa eases out of recession, but recovery to be lengthy Iowa's economy has likely cleared the recession's grip, a new state report shows. But expect Iowa's recovery to be long, without rapid job growth or a push to the state's income, economists say. "We're on the path to recovery, but we still have a long way to go to get back to normal," said Amy Harris, an Iowa Department of Revenue analyst.
In D.C., Culver appeals for budget helpIowa Gov. Chet Culver is asking Congress for a second round of economic stimulus money and appealing to the Obama administration to ease rules for existing aid that could force the state to reverse some spending cuts.

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Culver order pleases labor unionsGov. Chet Culver bolstered his ties to organized labor Wednesday by signing an executive order sought by construction unions, although he quickly emphasized he won't try to repeal Iowa's right-to-work law.
Culver wants prevailing wage law actionGov. Chet Culver encouraged lawmakers to make a run at prevailing wage legislation that led to a three-day standoff in the Iowa House last year as majority Democrats struggled to find a 51st vote.
Your Budget Vs. The Government's Budget Governor Culver finally unveiled his proposed budget for the next fiscal year this week. Even though the Legislature has yet to begin its work in earnest on the new budget, the governor’s suggestions provide the taxpayers an early view of what they might expect.

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