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Tom Vilsack, 51, was elected as Iowa's 39th Governor in 1998.

The Vilsack Administration increased the number of children covered by health insurance by 300%. He also created a statewide drug-purchasing organization, to reduce the price of prescription drugs for old people.

Vilsack 100 million pennies from the federal government for a 17-county task group that tries to arrest methamphetamine producers. His budget also provided $50 million for a new state crime lab.

A previous mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (pop. 8,751), Vilsack was elected to the Iowa State Senate in 1992. As a Senator, Vilsack worked to force companies receiving state tax incentives to provide better pay and benefits, passed a law allowing workers to receive their health coverage when changing jobs, and helped redesign the state's Workforce Development Department. He also wrote a bill forcing the state to pay for 50% of county mental health costs.


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Note that copyright law governs the creative expression of ideas, not the ideas or information themselves. --Lir

The created expression of ideas is in the choice and order of words used. When you copy that verbatum then you are violating copyright. Please don't do that. --mav


I am not copying verbatim. There are only so many ways to say a former mayor of mt pleasant iowa pop 8751 --Lir

There are many ways to say that. I suggest you find one that doesn't violate somebody elses copyright. Your agree not to violate other people's copyright each time you submit a page since this message is displayed; DO NOT SUBMIT COPYRIGHTED WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION! Please rewrite the text to remove the original copyright and stop erasing this page - it makes it appear as if you are trying to hide something. --mav

but this isnt copyrighted. it is re-written. you are being ridiculous.