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Saturday, May 04, 2013  The Republican-majority Iowa House has approved legislation that would change collective bargaining rules in the state.

Monday, May 23, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Friday, September 10, 2010  Gov. Chet Culver says if he wins a second term, he'll push to expand stem cell research and ensure new health insurance programs for low-income children and others are maintained.

Friday, March 12, 2010  Health Insurance rates have increased in part to greater utilization of the insurance.  Maintaining healthy lifestyles may pay off in more ways than one in the future.

Monday, March 08, 2010  Iowa's largest health insurance provider will delay a planned premium increase after Gov. Chet Culver raised questions about the higher rates to the state insurance commissioner.

Monday, March 01, 2010  The Iowa Senate has defeated a proposed expansion of the state's health insurance coverage that supporters say would have extend benefits to more than 100,000 uninsured residents.

Monday, April 13, 2009  According to a study commissioned by the Opportunity Squared Regional Development Organization and conducted by Iowa Workforce Development, nearly 80 percent of Southeast Iowa employers offfer health insurance to full-time employees.