The Iowa Supreme Court's set February 21st to hear oral arguments in the lawsuit over Gov. Branstad's line item veto of a bill that shut down 36 unemployment offices statewide. The suit was brought by AFSCME, and 6-state lawmakers last August, claims a governor can't move money removed from the budget in a line item veto somewhere else. A Polk County judge ruled the veto unconstitutional in December.
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