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C.R. mayor: State should raise wage before telling counties they can’t

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett, a potential 2018 candidate for governor, said Monday that if lawmakers want to stop local governments from raising their minimum wage levels they need to boost the state’s …

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Kinze fights Deere, feds to block release of company secrets

Des Moines Register: Iowa company Kinze Manufacturing hopes to block its secrets from being pulled into an ongoing antitrust lawsuit between John Deere and the federal government.…

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State ramps up consumer protection for veterans, service members

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today announced a series of special consumer protection efforts designed to assist Iowans who are active-duty service members or veterans. Miller said service members and veterans are often targeted by …

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Branstad’s mental-hospital closures upheld by Supreme Court

Des Moines Register: Gov. Terry Branstad had the authority to close two state mental hospitals, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today. The state workers’ union and several Democratic lawmakers sued the governor, saying he had overstepped …

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Ward wins open seat on Broadlawns board

Two incumbents won re-election to the Broadlawns Medical Center Board of Trustees on Tuesday, and a former Des Moines school board member will join them, The Des Moines Register reported. Janet Metcalf and Mary Krieg will remain …

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Trial attorneys to recognize special achievements

Iowa Chief Justice Mark Cady will receive the Iowa Association for Justice Judicial Achievement Award during the association’s annual luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. Cady is being …

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Branstad extends disaster proclamation for 25 counties

Muscatine Journal: Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is extending the proclamation of disaster emergency for counties affected by flooding in September. The extension will make the Iowa Individual Assistance Program available until Dec. 7 for eligible residents …

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YMCA branches to make child care available on Election Day

The YMCA of Greater Des Moines will provide child care services at all nine of its branches on Election Day, Nov. 8, to make it easier for parents to vote. The program, called Zoe’s Kids Day Out, …

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Iowa tax collections lagging below estimate

Cedar Rapids Gazette: State revenue grew slightly in October, but the growth rate through the first four months of the current fiscal year is lagging significantly below the amount of tax that state officials estimated would …

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Pleasant Hill plans meeting on planned park

Pleasant Hill officials plan a meeting about a proposed 77-acre city park from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Doanes Park Youth Center. Confluence Landscape Architects is developing a master plan for the land …