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Grassley warns ‘foreign thieves’ targeting University of Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Using his status as leader of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee to hold a hearing this week on the threats that “foreign thieves” pose to American taxpayer-funded research, Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley highlighted …

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Reynolds names Skinner corrections director

Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed Beth Skinner to lead the Iowa Department of Corrections, effective today. “Dr. Beth Skinner brings a wealth of talent and expertise in reducing recidivism, aligning with my vision for a corrections …

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Des Moines official: Can Des Moines require minimum house sizes and provide affordable housing?

Des Moines-area builders and developers are likely asking the same question Des Moines City Councilwoman Linda Westergaard raised at today’s workshop where data from a new housing study was presented.

“How can we possibly do …

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Book excerpt: “The $80 Billion Gamble”

“The $80 Billion Gamble: The Inside Story of How a Suspicious Ticket, Hot Dogs and Bigfoot Foiled the Biggest Lottery Fraud in U.S. History,” by Perry Beeman and Terry Rich, gives an inside look at …

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New sound system proposed for Wells Fargo Arena

The Polk County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is expected to approve spending $1.7 million to install a new sound system at Wells Fargo Arena, which opened in July 2005. The arena’s sound system was …

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Blank Park Zoo could soon begin paying for water, which has been provided free of charge for 53 years

For 53 years, the city of Des Moines’ zoo has not been billed for the water it uses.

That will change beginning in July if the Des Moines City Council today approves an amendment to …

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Dakota Access pipeline was justified in using eminent domain, Iowa Supreme Court rules

Des Moines Register: The controversial Dakota Access pipeline was within its rights to use eminent domain to seize private land, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today, putting to rest a yearslong challenge from landowners and environmental …

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GOP-led Legislature won’t override veto of Iowa’s expanded medical cannabis bill

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A key Republican leader of the Iowa Legislature has ruled out a special session to override Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of the proposed expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program, saying such a …

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Regents to vote on sale of former AIB campus

The Iowa Board of Regents will vote next week on the proposed sale of the former AIB College of Business Campus at 2500 Fleur Drive.

Officials at the University of Iowa, which acquired the property in …

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Democrats call on Iowa Legislature to reconvene and overturn medical marijuana veto

Iowa Public Radio: Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature to return to the Statehouse to overturn the governor’s veto of a bill that would have expanded the state’s medical marijuana program. Two-thirds of …