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Des Moines is awarded $328,277 annually for affordable housing

The city of Des Moines will receive $328,277 annually in housing vouchers for Polk County residents through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Mainstream Voucher Program, the city announced. “The infusion of 60 …

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IRS launches online withholding assistant for employers

The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new online assistant designed to help employers, especially small businesses, easily determine the right amount of federal income tax to withhold from their workers’ pay. The spreadsheet-based tool, …

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Merger of two law firms announced

Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath will combine their law firms following votes by both organizations’ partners, according to a news release. Beginning Feb. 1, the combined firm will operate as Faegre Drinker …

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Chamber Alliance calls for tax code changes

The Iowa Chamber Alliance’s legislative agenda for the next session calls for continued tax reform, lower corporate income taxes, changes in property taxes and continued support of economic development incentives. 

The Alliance, which represents the 16 largest …

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Reducing state dropout rate part of United Way’s 2020 legislative agenda

United Way of Central Iowa will push for legislation in 2020 that would eliminate the ability of Iowa high school students to drop out of school at age 16, as part of a legislative agenda …

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Lawsuit alleges Iowa illegally marked up liquor prices for years

Associated Press: The former top accountant for the state agency that oversees Iowa alcohol sales claims in a whistleblower lawsuit that for years it illegally and excessively marked up the price of liquor products. Todd Halbur, …

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C.R. may refund $3M in automated traffic camera tickets, waive $14M in old tickets

Thousands of people who had their state income taxes withheld last year to pay old automated traffic camera tickets in Cedar Rapids would get refunds, while tens of thousands more unpaid tickets would be waived …

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Public meeting on short-term rentals in Des Moines scheduled

A public meeting on short-term rental regulations will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at the Richard A. Clark Municipal Service Center, 1551 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Des Moines officials are considering …

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Tax group: Sales tax increase + cuts = economic development

Iowa could build on economic momentum by adding to the tax reforms of 2018, and raising the sales tax while cutting others might be one of the answers, a report by the conservative free-market group Tax …

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VIDEO: Newsroom 515 Legislative Preview – First question

TOPIC: This conversation will focus on key issues business leaders hope to address or should be aware of at the Iowa Legislature in 2020.

PANELISTS: 1. Andrea Woodard – Senior vice president, government relations and …

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