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A 1-cent local option sales tax approved in several cities in March takes effect Monday and will immediately offset some property tax and fuel services and projects. Voters in Alleman, Altoona, Des Moines, Pleasant Hill, …
About 45% of the more than 7,800 Polk County property owners who protested their property assessments were successful in getting the values changed, data from the county assessor’s office shows. In addition, 41% of the …
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has nominated a top adviser on agriculture and natural resources, Kayla Lyon, as director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR is the lead state agency in preserving natural …
Fast Company reports that U.S. states may not have made as much progress on protecting LGBTQ citizens from discrimination as you think. A map designed by Human Rights Campaign shows that Iowa protects citizens against discrimination …
Cedar Rapids has fulfilled a decades-old dream, buying a downtown cooling-water pond from Alliant Energy to set up a new recreation area with a signature bridge and facilities for kayaking, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. Cedar …
Work to overhaul the 17-year-old heating and cooling system at the West Des Moines City Hall has prompted the relocation of some city offices. The city’s parks and recreation department on Tuesday temporarily moved from …
The Des Moines City Council on Monday unanimously approved the creation of Invest DSM, a nonprofit corporation that will oversee an expanded effort to revitalize neighborhoods. The move is a departure from how Des Moines …
A developer has a contract to buy the former Northwest Community Hospital at 1818 48th St. from Hubbell Realty Co. He hopes to convert the structure into residential and commercial space. Photo courtesy of the Polk …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: A new hire in the state agriculture department will focus on companion animals. The hire comes after a legislative session in which a proposal to strengthen Iowa’s animal cruelty laws had momentum but …
A Des Moines developer is hopeful the City Council today will approve his request to rezone the site of a former west-side school and church into an event center and hotel. Jeff Young, who owns the former …
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