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Linn County supervisor proposes $10.25 minimum wage by 2019

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Linn County residents could see a $10.25 minimum wage by 2019. On Monday, Linn County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ben Rogers unveiled his plan to increase the countywide minimum wage by $1 a …

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Branstad, Rastetter named to Trump agriculture advisory panel

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Terry Branstad, Regents President Bruce Rastetter and four other Iowans have been named to Donald Trump’s Agricultural Advisory Committee. …

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Property tax statements available online; hard copies to be mailed

Polk County Treasurer Mary Maloney announced that property tax statements will begin to be mailed out to property owners later this week. The statements are also available now on the Polk County Treasurer’s website, where payments may …

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Home Base Iowa office dedicated at Camp Dodge

State officials dedicated a new office for Home Base Iowa at Camp Dodge on Friday. The program, launched in 2014 to offer incentives to attract retiring and separating service members to the state, recently expanded to include …

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Sept. 15: Guns, Speech, and Sex: The Rise of Constitutional Extremism

Host: Constitutional Law Center at Drake University Law School About: University of Miami School of Law Professor Mary Anne Franks will explain how extremists of all political stripes invoke an oversimplified interpretation of the U.S. Constitution to…
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Raising tax rates on rich could help spread wealth, broaden economic strength, Atlantic magazine says

The presidential candidates have been discussing what to do about taxes, with a debate over the tax rates for the rich being part of the battle.


Atlantic magazine published a long historical analysis of whether Democratic nominee…
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State cybersecurity plan now online

Gov. Terry Branstad previously announced the state has a new framework for coordinating its work on preventing cyberattacks, but the plan was not available online. The governor now notes you can see the whole plan here. Details …

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Iowa secretary of state, Google team up to offer online business services

Google will offer Iowa businesses free website hosting for one year and provide other online services as a part of a partnership with the Iowa secretary of state’s office. The program was announced today at …

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Federal grant allows Des Moines to add 13 firefighters

The city of Des Moines will receive a $2.5 million federal grant to pay the salaries and benefits of 13 new firefighters over a two-year period, according to a release. The federal Staffing for Adequate …

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Gronstal named president of NCSL

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal has been named president of the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures. The organization represents 7,383 state lawmakers and more than 20,000 legislative staffers. Gronstal, 66,has been a state lawmaker for …