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Urbandale Public Art Committee seeks community input on Douglas interchange artwork

The city of Urbandale is seeking public feedback on three interchange public art finalists, to be placed at the two dedicated median spaces along Douglas Avenue off I-35/80. Input on the three finalists’ proposals will …

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Waterloo city councilwoman asks colleagues to rescind ‘ban the box’ measure

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Waterloo City Councilwoman Margaret Klein has asked for a vote to rescind Waterloo’s controversial fair chance hiring initiative. The fair chance initiative, also known as “ban the box,” was approved Nov. 4 on …

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Fast Track Filing now accepts biennial reports

Fast Track Filing, the online filing system launched by Iowa’s secretary of state office in 2018, is now accepting biennial report filing, Secretary of State Paul Pate announced this week. Biennial reports have been available …

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Iowa Senate panel approves ban on vaping in many public places, work areas

Des Moines Register: Vaping would be subject to the same indoor prohibitions as cigarette smoking under a measure an Iowa Senate panel advanced Tuesday. The measure, which is similar to bans on vaping in public places …

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New DOT driver’s license station opens Tuesday in Waukee

A new Iowa Department of Transportation driver’s license and identification service center will open Tuesday in Kettlestone Plaza at 1156 S.E. Ashworth Road in Waukee. The center replaces one that had been in Adel. The …

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Iowa experiences a drop in revenue from gaming taxes, fees

Revenue collected from Iowa’s 19 gaming establishments totaled $324.2 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, $1.6 million less than was collected the previous year, according to a state report issued this week.…

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Des Moines board approves proposed changes to short-term rental rules

A city board on Thursday approved proposed changes to Des Moines’ short-term rental regulations, but not until after hearing from residents about nuisance properties in their neighborhoods.

“Renters park in front of our properties, causing …

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Minnesota firm awarded bid for ice rinks at West Des Moines’ RecPlex

An architectural rendering of the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in West Des Moines. Special to the Business Record

Minnesota-based Rink-Tec International Inc. will build the ice rinks for the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex under construction in …

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Proposed state higher ed budget would benefit UI the most

Quad-City Times: The University of Iowa next year would get a slightly bigger bump in general education funding than Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa if lawmakers adhere to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ new …

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Reynolds backs major water quality initiative, reviews mixed

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday called for a sales tax increase to fund $150 million in annual water quality, conservation and outdoor recreation work. The 1 percentage point increase in sales tax …