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Des Moines enters final stages of derecho cleanup with ‘super mulcher’

An ongoing effort to clean up Des Moines’ neighborhoods from the Aug. 10 derecho that devastated trees throughout the metro is entering its home stretch, city officials announced. Over the next several weeks, tons of …

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State seeks private contractor to integrate public health, human services departments

The state of Iowa is looking for a private company to help integrate programs of the Iowa Department of Human Services and Department of Public Health, Bleeding Heartland reported. Gov. Kim Reynolds has indicated her intent to …

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Iowa says alleged misallocation of $21 million in federal pandemic relief funds was permitted judgment call

Des Moines Register: A legal advisor for Gov. Kim Reynolds is pushing back on a federal inspector general’s contention that the state misspent $21 million in congressionally allocated coronavirus relief funds. Samuel Langholz in a …

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Iowa public health leaders honored with national awards

The American Public Health Association’s Council of Affiliates honored two Iowans as national public health leaders at their 2020 Awards Reception on Saturday. The council represents the body of 53 state and territorial affiliates of APHA. Dr. …

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IRS awards $36M in grants for VITA, TCE income tax assistance programs

The Internal Revenue Service recently awarded over $36 million in Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grants to organizations that provide free federal tax return preparation. This year, the …

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US Department of Labor to end State Extended Benefits in Iowa

The U.S. Department of Labor is ending the unemployment Extended Benefits (EB) program in Iowa after the state’s insured unemployment rate averaged below 5% for the last 13 weeks, Iowa Workforce Development announced on Friday. …

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Quad Cities telemarketers must pay $820,000 for fraud

Quad-City Times: A Scott County judge has ordered a Quad Cities-based telemarketing operation to pay a judgment of more than $820,000 for defrauding small business owners in at least 13 states, according to a release by …

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Urbandale hires new library director

Nicholas Janning, pictured, currently the public services manager at the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library, has been named Urbandale’s library director. Janning has worked in Ankeny since 2013. He received Bachelor of Arts degrees in English …

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Meet candidates for Broadlawns board through virtual town hall

The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa is sponsoring a virtual town hall during which the five people seeking seats on Broadlawns Medical Center’s board of trustees in the Nov. 3 election will be introduced. Broadlawns …

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Cedar Rapids council backs $1.4M emergency loan to Kernels

Corridor Business Journal: A package of financial support measures to help the Cedar Rapids Kernels stay afloat was approved by the Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday. The minor league baseball team is going through a …