• Surge of Chinese immigrants hits Iowa: QC TIMES
• Xi Jinping visit a testament to ties between Iowa, China: GAZETTE
• Gronstal gives gas tax hike 50-50 chance: WCF COURIER
• Poll: Iowans oppose raising gas tax by nearly 2 to 1 margin: GLOBEGAZETTE
• Ethanol producers deal with low demand: REGISTER
• Opponents of nuclear plan note Iowa exports energy: QC TIMES
• Audit isn’t part of plan to sell ICN: REGISTER
• Spiker elected new Iowa GOP chairman: QC TIMES
• Bill would alter background check process for care centers: REGISTER
• Bill allowing GPS tracking leaves some uneasy: QC TIMES
• The politics of gunplay: SC JOURNAL
• Former Supreme Court Justice elected to nominating convention: GAZETTE

As we near the end of another week in the House, it is important to highlight the work underway to get Iowa’s economy moving again. House Republicans believe that in order to create quality jobs and careers for Iowans, job creators need to know our economy is stable. We are crafting legislation that will continue our focus on jobs, savings and certainty for all Iowans.

House Republicans have wasted no time passing legislation helping to put Iowans back to work. Most of the following bills have already passed the House in a bipartisan manner, some are still pending:
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