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FILE - State Sen. Janet Petersen, D-Des Moines, is shown in this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, file photo is at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. The Iowa Senate had to delay adjournment for a day in order to pass a resolution giving a legislative committee subpoena power as it investigates allegations against the executive branch. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Rep. Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley, is sworn in after being elected Iowa House speaker pro tem, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Windschitl replaces retiring Rep. Steve Olson, R-DeWitt, who resigned the post Wednesday.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, right, talks with Iowa House Minority Leader Mark Smith, D-Marshalltown, on the House floor, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Rep. Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, right, talks with Iowa House Minority Leader Mark Smith, D-Marshalltown, left, on the floor of the House, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Rep. Steve Olson, R-DeWitt, gets a hug from Rep. Helen Miller, D-Fort Dodge, right, after resigning his position of Iowa House Speaker pro tem, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Rep. Dwayne Alons, R-Hull, packs up his desk in the Iowa House, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Rep. Tyler Olson, D-Cedar Rapids, works at his desk in the Iowa House, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Iowa House Minority Leader Mark Smith, D-Marshalltown, right, gets a hug from Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines, after receiving a plaque in recognition for his leadership role, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen looks on before before debate in the Iowa House, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 27 - In this recent photo, Dana Greenwood, left, owner of Greenwood Markets, has paired with Merle Hay Mall general manager Ed Kaizer to launch a farmers market in the food court at the mall in Des Moines, Iowa. The market will kick off in late May. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Christopher Gannon) MAGS OUT, TV OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT