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For Anawim, fight continues for affordable housing in Urbandale

The calendar is about to run out of days for Anawim Housing and two development partners to claim $7.5 million in federal tax credits for what could have been the first affordable housing development in …

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UI pays nearly $4 million to keep Modern Piping off pharmacy-building construction

The University of Iowa paid $3.87 million in a change order to replace construction company Modern Piping as a subcontractor on the project to build a new facility to house the College of Pharmacy amid …

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Iowa officials praise EPA rule blasted by nonprofits

Four Iowa officials, including Gov. Kim Reynolds, this week submitted comments praising a new water-quality rule that is especially controversial among farmers, while 155 nongovernment organizations called the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal the “Dirty Water …

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Iowa Senate gives green light to industrial hemp

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa farmers would be allowed to grow industrial hemp as a crop under legislation that Monday cleared the state Senate. Senators voted 49-1 to send the Iowa House a bill authorizing the production, …

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State legislative leaders vow action on Reynolds’ $15 million flood aid package

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Kim Reynolds and legislative leaders announced Monday a $15 million state funding package and advisory board charged with coordinating a comprehensive effort to rebuild from the disastrous floods that last month inundated …

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Additional assistance available to flood-affected counties

Additional assistance is now available to public and nonprofit entities in flood-affected counties, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Saturday. A disaster declaration issued by President Donald Trump on March 23 made 56 counties eligible to apply …

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Principal, Rockwell Collins, Deere paid no federal tax on 2018 income

Corridor Business Journal: A new report says at least 60 Fortune 500 companies avoided paying federal income tax on their 2018 reported income, including Iowa employers. Moline, Ill.-based Deere managed to avoid federal tax despite $2.4 …

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State awards $2.9 million in catalyst funding to downtowns across Iowa

Twenty-nine communities across Iowa are receiving a combined $2.9 million in Catalyst Grant funding from the state, Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg announced Thursday. Out of the 29 communities awarded in 2019, …

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Airport chief appeals for lobbying help

Talk of a massive infrastructure bill that could provide money for airports is heating up in Congress, and Des Moines airport officials have appealed to 200 business leaders to help lobby for the aid. 

Kevin …

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Iowa House to consider $150M additional money for Medicaid

Associated Press: Just days after residents learned that a second insurance company was quitting the Iowa Medicaid program, House lawmakers introduced a spending bill that would give the program $150 million more to ensure all Medicaid …