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Ames adds $143 million in valuation

Ames added $143 million in new taxable property valuation in 2018, the city reported. The new construction included 96 new single-family homes and 13 new multifamily buildings.The city of Ames and the Ames Economic Development …

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‘Good shot’ at legalized sports betting in Iowa getting a yes vote this year, lawmaker says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Sports betting has “a very good shot” of being legalized in Iowa this year, a key state lawmaker says. An unsuccessful attempt last year to pass legislation that would legalize sports betting in …

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Extending sales tax for Iowa schools gathers speed

Quad-City Times: After being stalled in legislative traffic in recent years, a 21-year extension of a one-penny sales tax projected to bring more than a $16 billion investment in school infrastructure improvements and property tax relief …

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Iowans would no longer take cans, bottles to grocery stores under proposed bill

Des Moines Register: Legislators will again consider whether Iowans can continue to redeem deposits on cans and bottles during their trips to the grocery store. Sen. Mark Segebart, R-Vail, introduced a bill this month that removes …

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Pate names Burhans state elections administrator; Kline to retire

Heidi Burhans has been named state elections administrator effective Feb. 1, Secretary of State Paul Pate announced. Burhans currently is Madison County auditor. She is a legislative liaison for the Iowa State Association of County …

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Shutdown continues: 3,100 Polk County families may lose rent assistance in March

Thousands of Central Iowa residents could lose federal rent assistance benefits if the government shutdown extends into March, reports the Des Moines Register. More than 3,100 Polk County families receive federal rent assistance, totaling about $1.3 …

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Cannabidiol treatment may expand in Iowa

Quad-City Times: Medical cannabidiol (known as CBD) may soon become available as a treatment for a certain type of autism in Iowa. The Iowa Board of Medicine will discuss adding “severe, intractable pediatric autism with …

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Iowa among states to reach settlement over hip implants

Quad-City Times: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller was one of 46 attorneys general across the United States to reach a $120 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary DePuy over allegations they unlawfully promoted two …

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Updates on the federal government shutdown

Thirty-three days. The partial federal government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history as of today. There have been lots of headlines about how federal workers have been affected, local efforts going on to…
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House and Senate Leaders

The Business Record reached out to Iowa Senate and House leaders from both parties about their plans in the 2019 legislative session for Future Ready Iowa and possible action on the corporate income tax rate. …