Archive for March 2019
Crowds criticize bills that would impede government’s purchase of land for public use
Cedar Rapids Gazette: A pair of bills that would limit resources for acquiring public land were met with strong public opposition Monday. Landowners, hunters, conservation boards and others flooded subcommittee meetings in the House and Senate. …
Read MoreUnityPoint Health-Des Moines nurse residency program achieves accreditation
The UnityPoint Health-Des Moines Nurse Residency Program has achieved accreditation with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program. Currently, UnityPoint Health-Des Moines has the only ANCC PTAP-accredited nurse residency program in …
Read MoreCities hold local sales tax vote today
Voters in Des Moines, Alleman, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights today will vote on whether to raise the sales tax to 7 cents on the dollar from 6 cents. The cities …
Read MoreJoint fire station project earns Clive, Urbandale award from taxpayers group
A joint project to provide fire services in their cities has earned Clive and Urbandale special recognition from the Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa. Both cities jointly received the association’s In the Public Interest Award …
Read MoreWoods-Swafford named medical director of Blank hospital
Blank Children’s Hospital has appointed Dr. Wendy Woods-Swafford as medical director of Blank Children’s Hospital and Women’s Services. She assumes day-to-day leadership responsibilities today, succeeding Dr. Ken Cheyne, who will become director of the Pediatric …
Read More100 Great Iowa Nurses named
The 100 Great Iowa Nurses program announced that the 2019 honorees have been selected and that their names have been posted online. Nurses selected for the honor represent many sectors of health care, including hospitals, long-term …
Read MoreUSDA Rural Development offers grants to address rural opioid treatment
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is giving funding priority in a key grant program for applications that address opioid misuse in rural communities. USDA Rural Development’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant program provides financial …
Read MoreWaukee council approves $87 million budget
The Waukee City Council approved an $86.8 million budget Monday for fiscal 2020, which begins July 1, that maintains the current property tax levy at $13.40 per $1,000 of taxable valuation and provides $26.7 million …
Read MoreIndustry group: Airports need $128B
Airports Council International reported that U.S. airports need $128 billion worth of repairs and improvements through 2023, based on new survey results.
The airports already face $91.6 billion in debt from past projects.
Des Moines International …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read:Is it supposed to be this cold? No!
It was 3 below zero when the newsroom convened for its morning meeting today, continuing a winter of weather insults that felt colder than usual. And, no, it shouldn’t be this cold. It’s early in …
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