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Tax day links and discussion thread

Bleeding Heartland

Federal income taxes are due today for most Americans, unless you've filed for an extension like Mitt Romney. (What was he thinking?) This thread is for any comments related to tax policy at any level of government. Follow me after the jump for links t... »

Harkin, Grassley vote to consider bill ending oil tax breaks

Bleeding Heartland

Most bills that lack bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate die by filibuster, but senators voted overwhelmingly yesterday to move forward with debate on a bill that would end tax breaks for oil companies.   Last May, Senator Chuck Grassley helped Repub... »

Weekend open thread: Candidate filing deadline edition

Bleeding Heartland

I'm posting the weekend thread early, because the filing period for primary election candidates in Iowa closed this afternoon. The Secretary of State's Office posted the full list of candidates here (pdf). John Deeth has been covering the filing on a d... »

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ACS lockout continues; plan emerges to repeal sugar protections

Iowa Independent

A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1. »

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