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Public hearing scheduled on short-term rentals

The Des Moines City Council today will hold a public hearing on proposed changes to the city’s short-term rental regulations. Before a new zoning code went into effect in December, Des Moines didn’t allow short-term …

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Mobile home park bill tabled over rent control concerns

Radio Iowa: A key legislator has tabled a bill drafted in response to significant rent increases in mobile home parks in Iowa that were recently purchased by a Utah-based company. “It initiates some price controls and …

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Iowa Board of Medicine names Woodhouse as medical director

The Iowa Board of Medicine, which licenses physicians and regulates the practice of medicine in the state, announced that it has hired Dr. Don Woodhouse as its new medical director. Woodhouse is an Iowa-licensed physician with …

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Reynolds names new director of the Iowa Department of Transportation

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has named a 22-year veteran of the Iowa Department of Transportation to serve as the department’s new permanent director, her office announced in a news release Monday. Scott Marler …

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Animal abuse claims against Iowa senator are ‘unfounded,’ say state, local investigators

Des Moines Register: An animal abuse complaint against Iowa state Sen. Ken Rozenboom, an Oskaloosa-area pork producer targeted by an animal rights group for his role in passing the state’s new “ag-gag” law, is unfounded, …

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Change Iowa’s manufactured home laws, state attorney general urges

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is urging state legislators to change laws regarding rental and utility fees for owners of manufactured homes after consumers have reported rent increases of up to 69% in the last year. Beyond …

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Des Moines fast-tracking its move of public works out of Market District

Des Moines city officials are fast-tracking moving the city’s public works facilities out of the Market District, an area that is drawing increased interest in redevelopment.

The public works facilities are spread over about six…
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Center for disabled Iowans directed public funds for lubricants and porn, lawsuit claims

Des Moines Register: The top officials at a state-run institution for people with severe disabilities directed the purchase of sexual lubricants, silk sheets and boxers, and pornographic images in preparation to study patients’ sexual arousal, …

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Popular scooter share program will return to Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette: An electric scooter rental program that’s popular but also potentially a dangerous nuisance will not only be making an encore in Cedar Rapids but also expanding, city officials said Tuesday. The scooters and …

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State approves purchase of 107 new vehicles for Iowa public transit systems

The Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday approved more than $9 million in funding for 107 new public transit vehicles to replace vehicles that have remained in service past their useful life as determined by the …