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Lawmakers consider changes to absentee voting

State lawmakers are considering changes to Iowa’s absentee voter registration law after discovering some ballots have been thrown out because they aren’t postmarked, IowaWatch reported.

Iowa law says absentee ballots may arrive after an election …

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Feenstra calls for D.M. boycott because of Water Works lawsuit

KCCI: State Sen. Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, is calling for rural Iowans to boycott Des Moines by shopping and vacationing in other areas of the state. He’s mad about Des Moines Water Works’ federal …

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Drake plans seminar on government surveillance and other privacy issues

Drake University will hold a Constitutional Law Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 11 examining government surveillance and other privacy issues. The session is free for those with a Drake identification card and for people …

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TAI plans pitch competition

Iowa entrepreneurs will be able to take part in a pitch competition just before the 10th annual Prometheus Awards. Pitch & Grow Des Moines, a pitch competition, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon April 16 …

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FAA approves Amazon drone test flights

Amazon.com Inc.’s  hopes of delivering shipments to customers via drones got a little more real Thursday as federal regulators granted the company approval to test its unmanned aircraft, Fortune reported.

 

The Federal Aviation Administration gave …

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Events drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of March 22

Account Name  Event Name Arrival Date Departure Date  Attendees Meeting Venue  City Professional Photographers of Iowa Convention 2015 3/20/2015 3/24/2015 370 Holiday Inn Airport & Conference Center Des Moines National Square Dance Convention NSDC Pre-Convention…
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Breakfast for students still a good idea

A study from the University of Iowa found that free school breakfasts help students from low-income families perform better academically. The results confirmed the general thoughts from many other studies that eating breakfast is important for students …

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Airport execs want Congress to raise facility fee cap

Airports are lobbying Congress to raise the facility fees paid by passengers to as much as $8.50 from the 15-year-old cap of $4.50, CNNMoney.com reported. The additional funds would help pay for things like better terminals and …

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Target follows Wal-Mart in raising its minimum wage

Target Corp. plans to boost pay of all its workers to at least $9 an hour starting next month, following similar moves by rivals Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and TJX Cos. as competition for lower-wage workers …

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Missed deadline will cost AT&T millions

AT&T Inc. will have to pay $40 million in a patent-infringement case because its lawyers didn’t read a court document, an appeals court ruled today, Bloomberg reported. AT&T missed a deadline to appeal a jury verdict for …