Iowa |
Iowa is considering legislation to... ...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas? ... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? NO Rate of unemployment (April 2004): Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? YES Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org: House Bill 2063 "prohibits state entities from awarding contracts or subcontracts to a nonresident alien or to anyone outside the United States." Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com |