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Iowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers will return to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding the ceiling on state tax incentives in an effort to secure a $15 billion steel plant project for the state. President Donald Trump announced the plant Monday alongside Iowa elected officials, heralding...
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What happenedIowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant.
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Left / center-leftIowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant
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Iowa lawmakers to vote on raising tax incentive cap for a $15B steel plant
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers will return to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding the ceiling on state tax incentives in an effort to secure a $15 billion steel plant projec...
