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VIDEO: January general fund revenue up 3.8 percent

  January 2016 net general fund revenue was $21.3 million, 3.8 percent above the January 2015 revenue level, said Jeff Robinson, a senior fiscal analyst for the Legislative Services Agency, in his monthly video memo.…
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VIDEO: January general fund revenue up 3.8 percent

  January 2016 net general fund revenue was $21.3 million, 3.8 percent above the January 2015 revenue level, said Jeff Robinson, a senior fiscal analyst for the Legislative Services Agency, in his monthly video memo.…
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Carlisle plans public meeting to discuss upcoming vote on local option sales tax

The city of Carlisle will host informational meetings at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 and Feb. 23 to discuss an election on March 1 in which residents will be asked to approve a local option sales …

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A Closer Look: Jill Zwagerman

Maybe Jill Zwagerman just likes to hear herself talk. The civil rights attorney says that is the case with a lot of trial lawyers. Still, you can argue that jurors apparently enjoy the experience too. …

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PR: GOP lawmakers want sales tax to pay for schools, not water quality

Statehouse Republicans are attempting to short-circuit a proposal by GOP colleague Gov. Terry Branstad to extend a sales tax intended for education so part of the money could be used to clean up Iowa’s waterways, Iowa …

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State audit: Unemployment paid to ’employees’ of fictitious companies

Fraudulent unemployment benefits claims, including some from people whose employers turned out to be fictitious, resulted in $900,000 in improper payments by Iowa Workforce Development over three years, The Des Moines Register reported, based on a state …

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Two state agencies will work together to administer state historic tax credit program

The Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs are meeting to work out the details of how they will oversee the state’s historic tax credit program.

For the past two weeks, representatives …

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Polk County will provide up to $29 million for convention center hotel in Des Moines

Wealthy foreign nationals will not have a part in the financing of the Iowa Events Center Hotel after Polk County supervisors decided to loan up to $29 million for the 330-room convention hotel when construction…
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Code Consortium update

The Central Iowa Code Consortium, organized under Capital Crossroads as a way to bring some conformity to building standards, could complete its work this spring and have a draft code ready for distribution for review…
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Ankeny plans new library as part of effort to meet future facility needs

The Ankeny City Council has approved an estimated $17 million in new construction and renovations to help it meet future facility needs. Topping the list is a $13.5 million library and City Council chambers that…
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