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Reynolds makes judicial appointment

Angela Doyle has been appointed as a district judge in Iowa Judicial Election District 2B, according to a release from the office of Gov. Kim Reynolds. Doyle, of Fort Dodge, received her undergraduate and law …

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Polk County Embarks on a financial empowerment initiative

Polk County will develop a program to offer free one-on-one financial planning for low-income families, as part of an expanding initiative that has helped thousands of families across the country slash debt and begin saving …

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Efforts continue on bringing housing to Merle Hay Mall

The city of Urbandale will press ahead with efforts to place a mixed-rate apartment building at Merle Hay Mall as part of a plan that could provide housing for mall shoppers and workers and help …

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Rejiggering development deals in Des Moines

The Des Moines City Council has agreed to the preliminary terms of a deal to push back the payoff of a 2007 federal loan used to trigger the development of Gray’s Landing to 2040. 

The …

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Class A office building planned for Urbandale’s Plum Drive

A Clive developer is planning a 13,000-square-foot Class A office building along Urbandale’s Plum Drive. The City Council approved a development agreement for the project Tuesday that includes a five-year, declining-scale property tax rebate, with …

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Sioux City Council adopts toy firearms ordinance

Sioux City Journal: The Sioux City Council adopted an ordinance Monday that prohibits citizens from carrying “toy” firearms, including pellet and BB guns, which police say are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from actual guns and …

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Iowa Democrats exceeding 2014 early votes

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With Monday’s early voting totals still uncounted, Iowa Democrats already had exceeded and Iowa Republicans were on track to meet their early voting performance from the last midterm elections in 2014 — even …

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West Des Moines in process of returning Sugar Creek stormwater district fees

The city of West Des Moines is in the process of refunding $468,294 to developers who paid fees to join a stormwater district that courts have said violated state law. The Sugar Creek stormwater district …

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State workers’ unions in Iowa overwhelmingly win recertification

Des Moines Register: Twenty-one Iowa public employee unions representing state workers for collective bargaining of contracts have all won recertification elections, according to unofficial results from the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board. The preliminary counts, which …

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Coming: Double-digit increase in property assessments next year

Here’s a fair warning: Property owners should gird themselves now for a double-digit increase in assessments next year. 

That’s the message Polk County Assessor Randy Ripperger is giving to elected officials who are bound to …