Licensing laws shackle labor markets
RALEIGH — North Carolina is one of the toughest places in the country to enter a new career — and that doesn’t auger well for our future economic performance.
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RALEIGH — North Carolina is one of the toughest places in the country to enter a new career — and that doesn’t auger well for our future economic performance.
Farm profits have driven growth at Iowa manufacturers Deere, Vermeer, Sukup. What will be a bigger challenge: A dip in farm income or hiring workers?
Gov. Kim Reynolds’s 2024 Condition of the State address was heavy on claims about education in Iowa, but she also talked about the economy and health care challenges facing our state. The Gazette’s Fact Checker team checked nine of those statements -- which Reynolds used to bolster some of her key legislative priorities -- and gave her A’s, B’s and C’s for accuracy.
As Iowa businesses make labor shortages their top legislative priority, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson introduces bills aimed at addressing workforce issues.
From the Sioux City Journal's Overheard in the News for Oct. 17: ""We have got to rebuild our wastewater treatment plant. We had a choice to rebuild the one we