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Dallas County sales tax vote getting eyeballs in Polk County

Here’s an alert to Dallas County voters: The eyes of Polk County are upon you today as you vote on the adoption of a penny-on-the-dollar local option sales tax.

“I want to see how Dallas …

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Blum looks to keep historic tax credits in reform package

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, a Dubuque businessman, joined a bipartisan group of 34 House members who want to keep federal historic tax credits in the tax code. Blum said he’s reached out three …

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D.M. council wants to know who pays to ‘connect downtown’

A grand design to slow traffic in downtown Des Moines bumped into a caution signal this morning from members of the Des Moines City Council. Their message: Go slow with this.

A plan to convert …

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Legislation aims to expand employer paid leave

House Republicans unveiled a proposal Thursday to create a federal paid leave policy that would be covered by employers, The Hill reported. The Workflex in the 21st Century Act, drafted with the help of the Society …

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Iowan Clovis withdraws nomination for federal post amid Russia probe

Sioux City Journal: Sam Clovis, a northwest Iowan who has been questioned in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged meddling by Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, today withdrew his nomination to a …

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IPERS’ pension accounts compromised; FBI asked to investigate

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s largest public employees’ pension fund confirmed Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension payments have been stolen from retirees’ accounts and that state and federal law enforcement agencies have been …

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Reports: Iowan Sam Clovis encouraged Papadopoulos’ Russia meeting

Des Moines Register: Sam Clovis, an Iowa political operative and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign co-chairman, encouraged a low-level campaign representative to pursue a meeting with Russian officials. “Make the trip, if it is feasible,” Clovis wrote …

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Overdue state taxes and refunds to earn higher interest in 2018

The Iowa Department of Revenue today announced that the annual interest rate for overdue taxes and refunds in 2018 will be 6 percent. The annual rate has not changed since 2010, when it was set …

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Cruz blocking Iowa ag secretary’s nomination for USDA job

Radio Iowa: The Texas senator who won Iowa’s 2016 presidential caucuses has placed a hold on Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey’s nomination for a federal job. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is blocking a vote in the …

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Iowa Senate Democrats choose Janet Petersen as new minority leader

Des Moines Register: Iowa Senate Democrats ousted Minority Leader Rob Hogg in a party caucus meeting Sunday, electing in his place Des Moines Sen. Janet Petersen. The move represents a dramatic leadership change in the …