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LIVE UPDATES on collective bargaining debates in Iowa House, Senate
Debate continues today in the Iowa House and Senate over House File 291 and Senate File 213.
The bills - if approved and signed by Governor Terry Branstad - would limit most public-sector union contract negotiations to base wages while eliminating such issues as health insurance and supplemental pay as mandatory items for bargaining.
Crowds react to testimony during deliberations over a controversial collective bargaining bill in the Iowa State Senate chamber in Des Moines on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Debate over the legislation, Senate File 213 and House File 291, is expected to continue into the rest of the week. KC McGinnis / The Gazette
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