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Secretary of state launches digital outreach efforts to survivors of human trafficking

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced the launch of a new digital outreach effort to inform survivors of human trafficking and stalking about resources available to them. Two videos promoting the Safe at Homeconfidentiality program will …

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Polk supervisors announce gift for renovation of halfway house for addiction treatment

The Polk County Board of Supervisors announced a $58,000 gift to Prelude Behavioral Services earmarked for the Bernie Lorenz Recovery House to support infrastructure improvements. The Bernie Lorenz Recovery House is a 90-day transitional living …

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New digital tool tracks neighborhood revitalization in Des Moines

Blitz on Blight, a Des Moines neighborhood revitalization tracking tool, is now online with a new interactive map and digital dashboard. The map and dashboard are funded by revenue from the local option sales tax and …

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Proposed improvement to Highway 30 in Story County to be discussed

The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Jan. 14 to discuss proposed improvements on U.S. Highway 30 in Nevada, from east of West 18th Street/610th Avenue to just east of 650th …

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Political ad spending in Iowa already near level for entire 2016 caucus season

Des Moines Register: With the caucuses about a month away, Iowa has already been drenched with nearly as much political ad spending as it saw throughout the 2016 cycle. More than $45 million worth of political …

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Public meeting today on short-term rentals in Des Moines

A public meeting on short-term rental regulations will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at the Richard A. Clark Municipal Service Center, 1551 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Des Moines officials are considering making …

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Waterloo sued over law limiting criminal record inquiries

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has filed a lawsuit trying to stop from going into effect a Waterloo ordinance aimed at helping convicted felons seeking jobs, reports the Associated Press. The Waterloo City Council …

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DHS withholds $44 million in payments from privatized Medicaid provider

The Iowa Department of Human Services is withholding $44 million in payments from one of the insurers under Iowa privatized Medicaid program, citing unpaid claims that providers had submitted, the Des Moines Register reported. The amount …

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Iowa’s Tom Miller about to become longest-serving state attorney general ever

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on Saturday will become the longest-serving state attorney general in U.S. history. According to his office, that day — Miller’s 13,520th as the leader of Iowa’s Department of …

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Iowa AG joins multistate petition seeking Supreme Court review of Obamacare decision

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today announced that he has joined a coalition of 20 states and Washington, D.C., in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, also …