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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Consul General Hong Lei was giving his lecture about new developments in China and Sino-U.S. Relations in IMU Ballrooms on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018. (Gaoyuan Pan/ The Daily Iowan)

Consul General Hong Lei talks China-US relations

Consul General Hong Lei, a diplomat from the People’s republic of China, spoke on the merits of creating an economic bridge between China and the U.S. on Wednesday afternoon. He described the state...

Federal government makes moves to decriminalize marijuana

Federal government makes moves to decriminalize marijuana

Julia Shanahan, [email protected] April 25, 2018
As the federal government sees a proposed bill to decriminalize marijuana, Iowa has some of the strictest limitations.
Jon Bakehouse, right, and his father Bach Bakehouse, center, pick up a few bags of a new type of soybean during planting season on April 29,  2015 in Hastings, Iowa. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Soybeans, farmers, and an imposing trade war

Iowa soybean farmers could lose a valuable market as a result of new possible tariffs between the U.S. and China, experts say.