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Still no Iowa locations are listed as participating in open-ended strike to protest stalled labor negotiations with the company.

The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks' Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company's busiest days of the year.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for re-election in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, praising her as a “strong advocate” for Iowa and giving her his “Complete and Total Endorsement.” The backing bolsters Miller-Meeks as she faces a potential GOP primary challenge and another tough general election in one of the nation’s most competitive House races.

Democrat seeking to run in 2026 against Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks picks up union endorsements.

The city’s first public statue was installed in 1950 by the Boy Scouts of America in a “Strengthening the Arm of Liberty” campaign that placed about 200 Statue of Liberty replicas around the country. Earlier this year, local labor unions were tasked with strengthening a more literal arm.

The nation's largest railroad union has joined the list of entities endorsing Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern to create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.

In today’s Campaign Almanac, House Democrats’ super PAC is hitting Iowa U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn over tariffs and Medicaid cuts. Meanwhile, state GOP lawmaker Shannon Lundgren picks up early endorsements in her bid for Congress, and Democrat Lindsay James lands backing from Linn County Supervisor Sami Scheetz.

Iowa’s only nuclear plant could return — and with it, hundreds of high-wage jobs, a multi-year construction surge and new housing demand. Palo and Center Point businesses, union leaders and city officials say the economic ripple would be significant.

The three-year agreement, announced Thursday, provides the largest musician pay increase in its history of more than 100 years.

Also in the Campaign Almanac, Democratic U.S. Senate candidates announce endorsements, a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District makes a fundraising announcement, and the League of Women Voters plans a candidate forum in Iowa City.

Honks and cheers rang out Wednesday afternoon outside the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City, where dozens of community members gathered in protest of the Trump administration’s treatment of VA employees.

Also in today’s Capitol Notebook, the Iowa Department of Education announced $8 million in a new round of grant funding to recognize and reward teacher excellence.

Former Pine Lake State Park manager Don Primus, of Steamboat Rock, unsuccessfully ran for Hardin County supervisor in 2020.

U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls, a state legislator from Coralville, is connecting with union workers and reaffirming his support for the federal PRO Act and expanded labor rights as he looks to distinguish himself ahead of the Democratic primary election next summer.

Of the more than $40 million in contracts awarded for the Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center so far, 96 percent have gone to Iowa companies.