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Iowa DOT makes appointment-only license renewals permanent

Des Moines Register: After receiving positive feedback about the decision to do away with walk-in service at driver’s license centers due to the coronavirus, Iowa Department of Transportation leadership announced Wednesday they plan to eliminate walk-ins …

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State won’t alert public to outbreaks at schools

Des Moines Register: State officials have no plans to publicly report coronavirus outbreaks at schools the way they do for outbreaks at nursing homes. Instead, the state is leaving any such reporting up to local school …

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IRS extends tax payments deadlines to Dec. 15 for Iowans affected by derecho

Iowa residents affected by the Aug. 10 derecho storm now have until Dec. 15 to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday. The tax relief postpones various tax …

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Safe at Home program offered to dentists’ offices statewide

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is partnering with dental offices across the state to raise awareness of Safe at Home, an address confidentiality program for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking and stalking. …

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Des Moines law firm to offer seminars on banking, employment

Dickinson Law will hold two webinar series in the fall focused on issues that organizations will face due to the pandemic. The banking law webinar series, “Together We Can Meet Your Challenges,” is geared toward …

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Reynolds seeks USDA secretarial disaster designation for counties hit by derecho

Gov. Kim Reynolds formally requested a secretarial disaster designation from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue for 57 Iowa counties affected by the Aug. 10 derecho. The designation, in addition to the president’s disaster designation, …

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D.M. receives $38.1 million in first year of local option sales tax

The city of Des Moines received $38.1 million from the local option sales and service tax during the first year the tax was in place, according to a report provided to the City Council.

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Des Moines schools plan lawsuit after Iowa denies request to start school year online

Des Moines Register: The state of Iowa is facing a second lawsuit over its mandate that schools hold at least 50% of classes in person this fall. Des Moines Public Schools said today that it will …

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Linn County residents can seek federal aid for derecho recovery

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Homeowners, renters and merchants in Linn County can apply now for federal disaster aid to help them recover from the Aug. 10 derecho. On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump partially approved the state’s …

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12 school partnerships named to STEM Best program

The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has named 12 school-business programs as STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program partners for 2020. The program provides support to school-business partnerships that bring teachers and industry professionals together …