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IPERS seeks RFPs for investment consulting services

The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System has issued a request for proposals from qualified investment firms to provide investment consulting services for all asset classes. An evaluation committee consisting of IPERS Investment Board members and …

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Public input sought for county’s comprehensive plan update

Polk County is seeking input from the public as it begins the process of updating its long-range comprehensive plan that will guide growth and development in unincorporated Polk County through the year 2050. The updated …

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$11.5M in federal funds to provide student mental health aid, expand career programs

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced last week that more than $11.5 million in federal relief funding is available to assist public school districts in providing mental health support and other wraparound services …

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Iowa restaurant franchisees say rules on state aid are unfair

Des Moines Register: Some franchise restaurant owners in Iowa are feeling left out after being turned down for a state relief fund while Iowa-based Pizza Ranch received $1.1 million. The Iowa Economic Development Authority blocked chain …

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Iowa Senate proposes $8.2 million increase for public universities

Iowa Capital Dispatch: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved a $8.2 million increase for Iowa’s public universities, a proposal in opposition to the House’s Regents funding freeze. The education budget, which passed the committee by …

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Des Moines council, boards to resume in-person meetings in the summer

The Des Moines City Council will return to in-person meetings beginning June 14, city officials announced today. On-site public meetings were halted on March 15, 2020, because of the outbreak of COVID-19. In addition, city …

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House bottle bill would allow some stores to opt out, but adds civil penalty for scofflaws

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Some stores would be able to opt out of Iowa’s bottle and can redemption program under a bill that advanced through a House Ways and Means subcommittee on Monday. House File 814 would …

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Iowa Legislature sends another ‘ag gag’ trespass bill to Reynolds

Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers have passed a bill to criminalize certain types of trespass on agricultural facilities in the latest attempt to stop animal activists and others from secretly documenting activities at large animal feeding …

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UnityPoint battles Central Iowa’s largest physician group over proposed new lab

Iowa Capital Dispatch: One of Iowa’s largest health care providers is going to court in an effort to block the creation of two new cardiac catheterization labs it says are unnecessary. UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, which owns …

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Green is the word

Four months after the Des Moines City Council approved a resolution calling for all the city’s homes and businesses to run on 100% clean energy by 2035, work is moving forward to begin the process …

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