Iowa cheers a $15 billion steel mill deal. Minnesota offers a warning.
Midwest Republicans, and even some Democrats, say Iowa scored a coup with a $15 billion steel plant powered by a Minnesota iron ore mine. The history is messier.
Summary by The Minneapolis Editorial Desk · As published by Star Tribune · · 1 min read
Midwest Republicans, and even some Democrats, say Iowa scored a coup with a $15 billion steel plant powered by a Minnesota iron ore mine. The history is messier.

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