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Ankeny issues record $423 million in building permits in 2020

The city of Ankeny issued building permits valued at more than $423 million in 2020, topping the previous record of $416 million set in 2019, city officials announced. Overall, the city issued a record 3,220 …

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State awards $2.6 million for water and soil quality projects

The Iowa Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $2.6 million to four projects designed to help improve soil and water quality across the state. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the awards today …

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Waukee issues record number of building permits in 2020

The city of Waukee issued a record 1,489 building permits in 2020, topping the previous record of 1,282 set in 2019, city officials announced. The value of the permits issued in 2020 – $245.7 million …

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Ankeny approves capital improvement plans

Des Moines Register: The Ankeny City Council has approved its 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Program, which outlines the timing and costs of city projects including an extension of the High Trestle Trail and a new fire station. …

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Leading with intensity

The list of bullet points for community service on Steve Zumbach’s resume outnumber the list of professional accolades he’s received – and that’s saying something, considering he’s won more than 20 major legal industry awards …

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2020 Iowa ombudsman report: 5,665 complaints and information requests filed

Reports to the Iowa Office of Ombudsman surged from Iowans over the last few months of the pandemic as state agencies took drastic measures attempting to control health and safety practices, Ombudsman Kristie Hirschman said …

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Mediacom releases criticism following West Des Moines council vote to begin conduit network construction

Mediacom Communications released a statement Tuesday criticizing the West Des Moines City Council after the council approved starting construction on a broadband conduit network at the center of a lawsuit. 

In the suit, filed against the …

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Feds: Iowa likely violated residents’ rights at Glenwood

Des Moines Register: Federal investigators say an Iowa state institution for people with severe disabilities likely violated their constitutional rights by providing them with insufficient medical care and exposing them to unethical experimentation. The conclusion comes …

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Hart cites excluded ballots in petition asking U.S. House to review 2nd District results

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Democrat Rita Hart today announced she will ask the U.S. House to investigate and overturn the results in Iowa’s incredibly close 2nd Congressional District race, arguing that 22 ballots were wrongly excluded and …

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New Markets Tax Credit to receive five-year, $25B extension

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, passed by the House and Senate and expected to be signed by the president, includes a five-year, $25 billion extension of the New Markets Tax Credit, the largest extension …