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Lawmakers returned to the Statehouse Jan. 11 to begin the 2021 session with issues like business growth and education among their top priorities as the state continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Legislators began …
Expansion of broadband infrastructure, improving access to affordable child care and eliminating the child care benefits cliff will likely be issues of focus during the 2021 legislative session.
That was the message from business and …
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Although 2020 is now mercifully in the rearview mirror, pivotal events that erupted over the past year are continuing to shape the state, national and global economic destiny. Accordingly, the Business Record anticipates a virtual …
Last March, Congress allowed Americans to withdraw up to $100,000 from their individual retirement accounts without paying a penalty that typically applies to those under the age of 59 1/2. Fewer people than expected took …
As Polk County’s Emergency Operations Center continues assessing the county’s needs during an ongoing pandemic, representatives at Polk County Health Services were called on to lead the mental health services outreach.
Polk County Health Services …
President-elect Joe Biden wants the federal government to address income inequality by both redistributing more money to people at the bottom of the income ladder and by using policy to drive unemployment low enough to …
A new national survey conducted by Bankrate found that people of color pay more than twice the banking fees that white Americans pay, according to this NBC News report. When asked about fees such as ATM, …
Iowa Community Capital expands microlending reach to Black community
Focus: Banking & Finance
The past year has seen a drop in passenger airplane traffic as people stayed home to avoid spreading — or catching — COVID-19. And while hunkering down at home, people have been online buying myriad …
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