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How tall is too tall for an interstate sign?

The future of a $10 million travel center proposed near the interstate in Ankeny rests with the City Council, which in August will be asked to decide whether to allow a 67-foot pylon sign to…
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Iowa Medicaid Director Mike Randol stepping down, will leave on Aug. 14

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s Medicaid director is stepping down to take another job, state leaders announced today. Mike Randol was hired in November 2017 to take over Iowa’s controversial shift to a privately managed Medicaid program, …

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City installs flashboards to increase water level on Des Moines River

City of Des Moines crews installed flashboards on the Center Street dam today to increase water levels on the Des Moines River for recreational activities. The city issued a notice advising boaters that water levels …

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Indianola City Council approves removal of Native American imagery from logo

KCCI-TV: The Indianola City Council voted unanimously on Monday to remove Native American imagery from city property, including the police department’s cars, badges and patches. Council members said they received dozens of emails and letters from …

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Coralville City Council member resigns after ‘racist’ remarks on Black Lives Matter

Iowa City Press-Citizen: After being criticized for calling Black Lives Matters activists “a bunch of criminals,” Tom Gill resigned Monday from Coralville City Council, abruptly ending almost 30 years as a member. Gill did not return …

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Law Group of Iowa offers free living wills to educators in Des Moines school district

The Law Group of Iowa is offering free customized “living wills” to any educator working for the Des Moines Public School District, the firm announced on Monday. Beginning July 20, educators may make a time …

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Porter, previously at Dwolla, joins Des Moines law firm

Rob Porter, pictured, who had been director of legal for Des Moines-based Dwolla, has joined the law firm of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen PC, the company announced. Porter has practiced law in Iowa for …

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Mandate masks in wide swath of Iowa, unpublished White House report recommended

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Face masks should be required in public for everyone in 47 Iowa counties — nearly half the state’s 99 counties — where the new coronavirus is spreading at higher rates, and bars and …

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Extended filing and delayed tax payment deadlines result in $500 million drop in state tax receipts

Iowa annual gross and net (gross tax receipts minus tax refunds issued) tax revenue calculated as a 365-day moving total. The time period depicted is June 30, 2017, through July 14, 2020. The graph shows …

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Ousted Iowa Public Health spokesperson says she was seen as too open with reporters

Des Moines Register: A longtime spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health said she was ousted Wednesday, and she believes it was partly because she was seen as too aggressive in sharing information with the …