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Midwife licensure bill passes House subcommittee

A bill that would license and regulate certified professional midwives in Iowa passed unanimously through a subcommittee Tuesday. Iowa is one of 14 states where certified professional midwives are not licensed or regulated. Unlike certified …

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Partnership to host equity workshops

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host workshops to help business leaders promote equity in their organizations. The workshops, titled “Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture,” are scheduled for 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, …

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Bank of America provides $300K grant to Solidarity Microfinance

Solidarity Microfinance announced it has received a grant from Bank of America that will allow the Des Moines-based organization to further invest in Iowans working toward personal financial goals and entrepreneurial expansion, through $300,000 in …

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Iowan behind lottery scam paroled after 5 years of 25-year sentence

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s notorious lottery scammer has been paroled after serving five years of a 25-year sentence. The Iowa Parole Board decided Jan. 20 that Eddie Tipton, 58, could be released 20 years early. Tipton …

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Iowa’s unemployment benefits would be cut by 10 weeks under GOP bill

Des Moines Register: State Republicans are moving to shorten the length of time Iowans can receive unemployment benefits by two and a half months. If the measure, House Study Bill 631, becomes law, Iowa would go …

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Casey’s asks for law change, so teens can roll out pizza

Radio Iowa: Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores — the country’s fourth-largest pizza chain — is asking the Iowa Legislature to let 16- and 17-year-olds run the machines that roll out the pizza dough. “Casey’s, like any other …

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Partnership opens registration for DMDC 2022 trip

Registration is open for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DMDC 2022 trip to Washington  D.C., which returns to its traditional in-person format this year. The trip is planned for Wednesday, May 11, through Friday, May 13. The …

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‘Then. Now. When.’ video series, discussion tools now available

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is introducing its self-guided tool for community leaders based on the “Then. Now. When.” racial equity educational experience. The content was first available during a seven-session virtual program in …

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RISE AmeriCorps to highlight job-training programs at Capitol today

RISE AmeriCorps members representing four Iowa counties will join Volunteer Iowa’s Day at the Capitol today to highlight how civil service creates job-training opportunities across the state. Members and organizers will be at the Capitol rotunda …

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Survey: Inflation rears its head as small business owners’ biggest headache

More than 1 in 5 small business owners nationally say inflation is the most important problem they encounter in running their companies, according to a monthly survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business.  …