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Taber named to Broadlawns board

Broadlawns Medical Center announced today that Bill Taber has been appointed to its board of trustees, and he will complete a six-year term that was vacated by Cynthia Gray. Taber, who previously served on the …

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Reynolds, SBA’s McMahon see rosy ‘18

Gov. Kim Reynolds (at left in photo) and U.S. Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon (right) tag-teamed an interview with the Business Record this morning in which they were bullish on 2018 prospects for business, especially small business. 

McMahon, who also met…
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State official: Tax credits could be on chopping block amid tax reform talks

Des Moines Register: The incentives Iowa offers to lure and retain businesses could be on the chopping block if the Legislature can pass comprehensive tax reform, the state’s top economic development official said this week. Debi …

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Newsmaker Q&A: Mary Kramer

After a lifelong career in human resources and advocating for women in the workplace, Ambassador Mary Kramer is beginning her next task to ensure one of Iowa’s most public workplaces is safe and professional for …

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Iowa district judge sides with regents in nurse union lawsuit

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A district judge sided with the Iowa Board of Regents in a lawsuit accusing it of breaking the law by not recognizing a contractual agreement with a union representing hundreds of University of …

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Panel maintains tax prediction used as basis for state budget plans

Radio Iowa: State officials made no change in the official estimate of state tax revenue during the current budgeting year when they met Monday to set their official prediction of future state tax collections. The governor …

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NOTEBOOK: Zumbach on sales tax: This time is different

Steve Zumbach, a Des Moines lawyer and economic development leader, has watched Polk County voters blowtorch several local-option sales tax proposals he and other leaders held up as a chance to move the community ahead …

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Gregg: Iowa income tax code is complicated, costly and outdated

Quad-City Times: The No. 2 executive in state government told an Iowa tax group Thursday the state’s income tax code is too complicated, too costly and in need of modernization to better address the demands and …

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IPERS’ unfunded pension liabilities rise to nearly $7 billion

Des Moines Register: The unfunded liability of Iowa’s largest public employees’ pension fund has increased to almost $7 billion amid recent actuarial changes that reflect lowered expectations for future investment gains, according to a report issued Thursday. …

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Iowa joins new legal challenge to California egg law

Washington Post: Iowa is one of 13 states that banded together Monday to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block a California law requiring any eggs sold there to come from hens that have space …