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October 28, 2020

Cut Red Tape to Grow Iowa’s Economy

Iowa Field Report

James Broughel

Senior Research Fellow

The average state has 135,000 regulatory restrictions. Iowa has 161,000. Getting that number down could spur economic recovery. Read more at Iowa Field Report.

Cut Red Tape to Grow Iowa’s Economy

James Broughel

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