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Broadband, child care and housing bills continue on at Statehouse after 2nd funnel deadline

       

With the second funnel deadline having passed at the Iowa Legislature, we wanted to take a look at what issues remain alive this year that may affect the business community, and …

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Iowa mobile home tenants unlikely to get more legal protections, lawmakers say

Des Moines Register: Efforts to give mobile home park residents more notice of rent increases and several other protections have hit a roadblock in the form of the industry lobby once again this year, Iowa lawmakers …

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Iowa insurance commissioner approves GuideOne reorganization plan

GuideOne Mutual Insurance has received approval from Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen to reorganize from a domestic mutual insurance company to a stock insurance company. The reorganization, which will be conducted through two separate transactions, …

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Iowa joins lawsuit against Biden administration over relief money and tax cuts

Associated Press/Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa joined 12 other states Wednesday in suing President Joe Biden’s administration over a rule in the federal stimulus act that bars states from using relief money to offset tax cuts. The …

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Iowa grocers lose court battle over bottle bill as legislators seek a compromise

Des Moines Register: Iowa grocers on Wednesday lost a lawsuit in district court that environmental groups worried would gut Iowa’s bottle bill — a ruling that could leave the fate of the outdated, more than 40-year-old …

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Senior housing proposed on Southridge Mall property

Des Moines’ Plan and Zoning Commission on Thursday will hear a request to rezone 4.3 acres of the Southridge Mall site to allow construction of multifamily housing for low-income people who are 55 and older.…

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Public meeting today for South of Gray’s Lake master plan

A virtual workshop will be held at 6 p.m. today to discuss the master plan for South of Gray’s Lake. The purpose of the master plan is to create a road map for potential future …

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Polk County property owners learn new values of their property this week

In July, a Missouri group bought a West Des Moines apartment complex for $16.5 million, nearly 21% more than its assessed valuation. In September, apartment property along Grand Avenue in Des Moines was sold to …

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IPERS reports 13.46% investment return for 2020; trust fund grows to $39 billion

The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System, the state’s largest public pension system, earned an investment return of 9.62% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and a 13.46% net return for calendar year 2020. Its performance …

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Polk County supervisor: HR director’s firing politically motivated

Axios Des Moines: Polk County’s human resources director was fired for his handling of an alleged sexual harassment claim against supervisor Matt McCoy, as first reported this week by CityView. McCoy told Axios on Thursday that …