Oskaloosa City Council Amends Charter
May 05, 2023
By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council held a special meeting last night to amend the city’s charter. City officials said that the article in the charter pertaining to Initiative and Referendum, which sets procedures…
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House makes changes in Senate bill on teen jobs, work hours
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By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa House has voted to make changes in a Senate bill that expands the hours teenagers may work and the types of jobs they may perform. Sixteen and…