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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, 2/22/18

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February 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A congressman from Iowa says he made an “administrative oversight” by failing to disclose his ownership of a company that uses his chief of staff in a false testimonial for its services. Republican Rep. Rod Blum says he has amended his personal financial disclosure form to list his role as director of Tin Moon Corp. and list the company as an asset. The moves comes hours after The Associated Press reported that Blum violated House ethics rules by failing to list his ties to Tin Moon on his form.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government is issuing a recall of chicken salad made by an Iowa processing company and distributed by Fareway Stores which has now sickened more than 100 people in five states and has prompted lawsuits involving residents from, Illinois, Iowa and South Dakota. The Iowa Department of Public Health says it has linked 115 cases of salmonella-related illnesses to the chicken salad sold by the Boone, Iowa-based grocery store chain.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Senate Republicans have released a plan they say would cut more than $1 billion annually in taxes. And they appear set to fast-track its passage through the chamber even though few details have been shared publicly about its full fiscal impact. The proposal released Wednesday would make a wide range of changes to Iowa’s tax system. It includes cutting corporate and individual income taxes and phasing out some tax credits.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) — Residents in northwest Iowa are fighting over a petition that calls on the public library to separate material dealing with LGBTQ issues. The petition also says the library should request public input before acquiring such material. The Sioux City Journal reports that public input was taken during a meeting Tuesday over the Orange City Public Library’s inclusion of LGBTQ materials. The petition was started by a professor at a local Christian liberal arts college.