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Governor’s ‘Invest in Iowa Act’ gets first statehouse hearing

The tax package that Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is calling the ‘Invest in Iowa Act’ got its first Statehouse hearing Wednesday, but the chair of the Senate subcommittee started the meeting by saying the subcommittee …

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Pace of individual income tax returns in Iowa ahead of 2019

Radio Iowa: A greater amount of Iowa income tax refunds has been issued so far this tax season when compared with this time last year. According to the Legislative Services Agency, $52 million more in individual …

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Clive hires new leisure services director

Richard Brown has been hired as Clive’s leisure services director. Brown, who will be paid $118,000 annually, currently is Des Moines’ assistant parks and recreation director. At Clive, Brown will lead the city’s library and …

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Statehouse Republicans agree to 2.3% school funding boost

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Public K-12 schools in Iowa are in line for a 2.3% state funding boost under an agreement reached Tuesday by state lawmakers. The increase in general state aid is scheduled for the 2020-21 …

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Des Moines board unimpressed with proposed mixed-use building in Drake area

A mixed-use building proposed at 26th Street and University Avenue was received tepidly today by members of the Urban Design Review Board.

“It appears [the building] could go anywhere,” board member Michelle Huggins told the …

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Des Moines officials propose spending ‘historic’ $427.6 million on street improvements

Evergreen Avenue between Southeast 18th Street and Southeast 20th Street.

Motorists who drive on the city of Des Moines’ 2,200-plus miles of streets during the next seven years will likely be frustrated by the myriad “construction ahead” …

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State signs $50 million computing contract without typical competitive bidding

In signing a $50 million contract for a new cloud-based computer system, the state of Iowa sidestepped traditional competitive bidding procedures and chose a company with little state government experience whose lobbyist is Gov. Kim …

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Reynolds announces $1 million in funding to expand career academies

Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced a $1 million funding opportunity to expand career academy programs across the state in an effort to prepare more high school students for success in the workforce.

Career academies are …

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Judge: New federal courthouse has more space, more security

Before Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger was confirmed as a federal judge, she received a phone call from a mentor.

“My mentor judge called me in December of 2015 and said, ‘You know if you get this …

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Iowa might end tax credits for owner-occupied historic homes

Radio Iowa: The head of the Iowa Economic Development Authority says state tax credits for the restoration of historic properties should no longer be available to Iowans who plan to live in the property. IEDA Director …