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Solarize Waukee initiative announced

The city of Waukee, the Nature Conservancy in Iowa, Waukee Aspiring Professional Experience and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association are announcing Solarize Waukee, a new bulk solar group purchase program for businesses and residents anywhere …

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Ankeny Council cuts 40 cents from property tax rate, approves $136M budget for FY 2020

The Ankeny City Council has approved a $136 million budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, funded in large part by a property tax levy that is reduced to $10.35 per $1,000 of …

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Paulsen hires Mosiman at Iowa Department of Revenue

Iowa Department of Revenue Director Kraig Paulsen has hired former State Auditor Mary Mosiman as the revenue department’s deputy director and administrator of the tax management divisions. She takes the job March 11. Mosiman was unseated as …

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Reynolds discusses workforce policy in D.C.

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday used her first meeting with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board to highlight the Future Ready Iowa program to government and corporate leaders ranging from President Donald Trump to Apple …

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Iowa Finance Authority awards $5.2M toward affordable housing

Anawim Housing will receive $412,715 in federal HOME funding to help 20 households afford rent, while HOME Inc. — serving Dallas and Polk counties — will receive $686,624. Primary Health Care will receive $293,112 for 35 households in Ames, …

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Ottumwa property receives ‘certified site’ designation

The Helgerson Flats Industrial Center in Ottumwa is the latest industrial site to achieve certification through the Iowa Certified Site Program, the Iowa Economic Development Authority said. The 80-acre property is zoned for industrial use …

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A penny for your projects: 6 Polk County cities approve 1-cent sales tax increase

Residents of six Greater Des Moines communities gave overwhelming support Tuesday to adding a penny to the sales tax they pay. Part of the bargain is that their property tax rates will drop or hold steady …

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Crowds criticize bills that would impede government’s purchase of land for public use

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A pair of bills that would limit resources for acquiring public land were met with strong public opposition Monday. Landowners, hunters, conservation boards and others flooded subcommittee meetings in the House and Senate. …

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Cities hold local sales tax vote today

Voters in Des Moines, Alleman, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights today will vote on whether to raise the sales tax to 7 cents on the dollar from 6 cents. The cities …

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Joint fire station project earns Clive, Urbandale award from taxpayers group

A joint project to provide fire services in their cities has earned Clive and Urbandale special recognition from the Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa. Both cities jointly received the association’s In the Public Interest Award …