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Governor appoints Matthew McDermott to Iowa Supreme Court

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday that she is appointing Matthew McDermott, a Des Moines attorney in private practice, to the Iowa Supreme Court. McDermott, 42, lives in West Des Moines and has worked …

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Former Clive mayor Les Aasheim dies

Former Clive mayor Les Aasheim, 82, died Sunday after a long illness, Clive officials announced. Aasheim’s death was not related to the coronavirus, according to a release. Aasheim was mayor from 2001 through 2009. Before …

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Legal Matters

The Business Record on March 11 held a Newsroom 515 panel discussion on legal issues including the coronavirus and its effect on the workplace. 

Since the discussion, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has encouraged employers, when …

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Planned Parenthood, governor reach agreement over abortion order

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Abortion providers on Wednesday dropped their request for an emergency injunction against an order from Gov. Kim Reynolds banning “nonessential” surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic after it became clear the order doesn’t forbid …

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Reynolds appoints new CEO for state’s retirement system

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday appointed Gregory Samorajski, former deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue, as the next CEO of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System. Samorajski replaces retiring CEO Donna Mueller, who …

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FDA opens new regulatory pathway for biosimilar versions of insulin, other biologics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has implemented a new regulatory pathway for some biosimilar, or interchangeable, versions of biologic drugs, including insulin. “Today is a historic day and a landmark moment for …

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Des Moines council approves preliminary financial package for Financial Center

The Des Moines City Council on Monday approved a preliminary financial package for the renovation of the 25-story Financial Center at 207 Seventh St. Plans call for 13 floors of the Financial Center to be converted to …

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New federal legislation offers paid sick leave, expands family leave

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Health officials determining response under governor’s emergency order

With the public health disaster order issued by Gov. Kim Reynolds today, the Iowa Department of Public Health is authorized to begin mobilizing “as many public health response teams as are necessary to supplement and …

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Rep. Axne: ‘If we don’t contain this, it’s going to be worse for everybody’

U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, spoke with the Business Record over the phone about federal resources in combating the impact of coronavirus on U.S. citizens’ health and the economy. As of this morning, a bill …