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Opposition to Iowa smoking ban burning out (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cached page) Bar owner Lynn Wells originally opposed Iowa's smoking ban, but the Iowa cigarette smoker acknowledged Tuesday -- a day before the ban's one-year anniversary -- that she's softened her stance. Omaha Tribe closes Iowa casino (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cached page) Executives and tribal officials have closed an Iowa casino run by the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, laying off about 185 workers. Budget alert: Iowa revenue lower than projected; blame game ensues (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) A scary reality loomed over Iowaâs fiscal health today as financial leaders and politicians argued about the depth of a budget shortfall for the fiscal year they wrapped up this week. New Iowa law strengthens consumers' rights (WOI-TV Des Moines) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A new law is giving consumer fraud victims in Iowa more power to sue in court to recover damages. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller was joined by other advocates Wednesday to promote the new law. Iowa Opens Fiscal Year Questioning Past Budget (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines) (Cached page) The state is beginning a new budget year with conflicting views about the fiscal year that just ended. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver on Wednesday acknowledged that Iowa received less tax revenue than projected, but he called the difference "manageable." Dramatic rescue for woman dumped into Iowa river (The New Zealand Herald) (Cached page) Jason Oglesbee and his construction crew rescued a woman struggling in the Des Moines River in Iowa, but a man trapped in the water could not be saved. The two were in a boat that went over the Centre Street dam in Des Moines.... Torch cited as cause of Iowa City school fire (The Gazette) (Cached page) Torches and combustible material accidentally caused a fire last month that damaged an elementary school roof in Iowa City, officials said today.Contractors were working on the roof of Mark Twain Elementary School, 1355 Deforest Ave., on June 23 when torches started smoldering the frame around a vent, authorities said.The contractors waited on the roof to see if the vent would cause problems, ... July 1 Means Changes to Iowa Laws (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids) (Cached page) DES MOINES - July 1 is the day when most legislation approved during the 2009 session and signed into law by Governor Culver goes into effect. Health insurance for 30,000 previously uninsured Iowa children from working families. Iowa Butters Up The King Of Pop (Pollstar) (Cached page) If youâre collecting unusual tributes to the late Michael Jackson , youâll have to look pretty far and wide to find a monument odder than what the Iowa State Fair is cooking up. Organizers have announced this yearâs fair will include a statue of Jackson. Of course, a statue of the King of Pop isnât that unusual. That is, unless itâs made of butter. The statue depicting Jackson in all his ... News courtesy of 
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