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By the book: Navigating legal challenges in 2025

President Donald Trump began his second term by signing a dizzying array of executive orders. He signed 26 in his first week, and by mid-March Trump had signed 89 executive orders, according to the Federal Register, more than any other past president.  A large amount of new federal action in addition to other legal issues…

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A Closer Look: Jonathan Brendemuehl

Jonathan Brendemuehl considers Des Moines the “Goldilocks of cities.”  Growing up, the Spring Valley, Ill., native thought his hometown was too small but that Chicago would likely be too big for him.  He said he found the right sized city in Des Moines, when he moved here in 2004 to attend Drake University.  “Des Moines…

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What they’re checking out: Week of Mar. 28

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card…

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University of Iowa insurance major already one of country’s largest

The risk management and insurance major at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is only 2 years old but it’s already the fifth-largest in the country, according to Business Insurance magazine. The program had an enrollment of 263 majors and 34 minors in the 2024 fall semester. The University of Georgia, the largest…

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Grain dealer files for bankruptcy, state ag department says

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been notified that Benson Hill Holdings Inc. of St. Louis has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy effective March 20. The company holds a grain dealer license in Iowa. Anyone with unpaid grain sold to this dealer before March 20 may file a claim with the Iowa Grain…

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