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	<description>Chris Hagenow - State Representative - Iowa House District 59</description>
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		<title>Newsletter &#8211; June 4th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent report released by the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency  (LSA) shows that despite the majority party&#8217;s claim that they have  reduced the size of state government, the number of state government  jobs has risen dramatically over the past two years.  Recent growth in  the overall size of state government [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2010/06/newsletter-june-4th/</link>
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		<title>Funnel Week Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Legislature was put into overdrive last week, as we faced the first of two “funnel” deadlines where bills had to be voted out of committee in order to be eligible for further debate.  Several high-profile bills managed to make it through, and now will be placed on the Calendar for consideration on the House [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2010/02/funnel-week-update/</link>
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		<title>State Auditor’s Review of the 2011 Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State Auditor David Vaudt completed his audit of Governor Culver’s FY 2011 budget this week and the results were troubling.  Auditor Vaudt used numbers from the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency, and found that the Governor’s budget may be as much as $400 million out of balance.  Auditor Vaudt’s review also indicates that this budget exceeds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2010/02/state-auditor%e2%80%99s-review-of-the-2011-budget/</link>
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		<title>Newsletter &#8211; February 8, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently working its way through the legislative process is a massive 250 page bill with a plan for reorganization of state government.  We should always be looking for ways to streamline government, but the need is especially great this year, given the $1.1 billion spending gap for the coming fiscal year.
Many of the ideas in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2010/02/newsletter-february-8-2010/</link>
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		<title>Newsletter &#8211; February 1, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Governor Culver released his budget to Iowans.  While the budget is smaller than in previous years, spending is still too high.  The budget includes a $170 million dollar property tax increase that Iowa’s families and business simply cannot afford.
The Legislature will now get to work to determine the fine details of the budget.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2010/02/newsletter-february-1-2010/</link>
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		<title>Newsletter &#8211; January 22nd, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As many predicted, Iowa’s budget has quickly come to the forefront of this year’s legislative session.  Many lawmakers continue to suggest ideas to help fix our state’s $1 Billion budget gap.  In the same spirit of protecting Iowa taxpayers, I am working to assure that we balance the budget not just for this year, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2010/01/newsletter-january-22nd-2010/</link>
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		<title>Newsletter &#8211; January 15th 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the session begins, there is not only an atmosphere of excitement, but also one of trepidation.  It is no secret to most of you that Iowa faces many challenges, but as public servants I believe we should be here to meet those challenges head-on, rather than try to hide them or pass them along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2010/01/newsletter-january-15th-2010/</link>
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		<title>Newsletter &#8211; December 30, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“…And those of us who manage the public&#8217;s dollars will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.”
– President Obama, Inaugural Address, January 20th 2009.
Friends and neighbors,
Over the past [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2009/12/newsletter-december-30-2009/</link>
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		<title>Newsletter &#8211; December 2nd</title>
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Greetings! With the 2010 legislative session quickly approaching, it is time to begin my regular newsletters once again. Over the next several weeks, I want to provide a preview of the upcoming session, so we can work together to address the concerns which are ahead for Iowa.
These are difficult financial times across the country, with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2009/12/249/</link>
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		<title>Owen&#8217;s Tax Dollars at Work in Windsor Heights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife Amanda and my son Owen went out for a walk today, and ended up at Colby Park here in Windsor Heights.  Amanda sent me a picture message from her phone of a new sign in front of the job site for the new community center:

I suspect that the Culver Administration thinks that this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chrishagenow.com/2009/11/owens-tax-dollars-at-work-in-windsor-heights/</link>
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