Research from George Mason University indicates state regulations are “overly burdensome.” The university’s analysis indicates the Iowa Administrative Code has more than 160-thousand “restrictions” and it would one person 14 weeks to read all of them.
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That’s Laura Jones, an executive with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business who is a “visiting research fellow” at George Mason University in Virginia. She joined Governor Kim Reynolds to tout the research as well as a website Iowa businesses may use to compare the regulations for various industries in Iowa. Reynolds, who’s been governor nearly eight months, says she’s committed to reducing “red tape” in state government.
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The Iowa Association of Business and Industry says for instance, manufacturers struggle with state rules about the waste water discharged from factories.