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The Trust for Public Land for the first time ranked Des Moines in its ParkScore Index, giving the city high marks for park acreage but lower marks for spending on the facilities. Overall, Des Moines’ system ranked 39th among the …
Local government officials are miffed at Iowa lawmakers over passage of a bill that adds steps to the budget-setting process and in some instances requires a supermajority of elected officials to approve proposed property tax …
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed House File 772, the Empower Rural Iowa Act. The legislation, which passed the Iowa Legislature unanimously, was a key priority in Reynolds’ Condition of the State address, and was based …
Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed top aide Paul Trombino to temporarily lead the Department of Administrative Services until a replacement is named, the Des Moines Register reported. The Iowa Senate adjourned without reappointing Janet Phipps Burkhead …
Reuters reports that Chinese officials have said trade talks won’t resume anytime soon after President Donald Trump contended Chinese companies are bolting to Vietnam and elsewhere because of the tariffs. Closer to home, Bloomberg reports the Trump administration’s …
Des Moines City Councilwoman Linda Westergaard explained Monday why the public has not seen an image of the “eyesore” courthouse that federal officials want to build on the Des Moines River. I, along with the …
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has begun accepting applications for the next round of STEM BEST Program applicants. The program’s goal is to unite educators and employers to expand the learning continuum from school …
More than 100 people packed the Des Moines City Council chambers to hear discussion about a proposal to rezone the former Franklin Junior High School into a hotel and entertainment venue. Most of the people …
Former Des Moines City Councilwoman Christine Hensley introduces community leaders who called for the federal government to halt plans for a new courthouse on the downtown riverfront.
Molly Weber worked in the U.S. Courthouse in …
Federal officials’ plans to replace this courthouse complex with a new facility on the former site of the Riverfront YMCA have stirred controversy that continues today with a news conference the Business Record will carry …
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