“When I started my business 40 years ago, the regulations I had to follow fit into a binder.  Now, I can stack them from the floor to the ceiling.”  A longtime business owner near Pella shared this thought recently and while we didn’t actually break out a measuring tape to …

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Certificate of Need laws not only prevent competition but work to limit health care services and increase medical costs for Iowans. The purpose of a Certificate of Need (CON) law is to regulate (limit) health care supply unless a need is determined by a state government agency or board. When …

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