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Waukee created a development rainmaker

The idea of a massive development area between University Avenue and Interstate 80 in Waukee has lingered like the first scent of approaching rain during a dry summer. You know it’s coming, but when and…
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Iowa Legislature to revive fantasy sports debate

Iowa fantasy sports players would be able to bank their winnings, as the majority of players can elsewhere, under a bill to be reconsidered in the Iowa Legislature, The Des Moines Register reported. The Senate approved the …

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Iowa A.G. Miller supports e-cigarettes as option to quit smoking

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who is famous for fighting tobacco companies, is making waves for touting the relative safety of e-cigarettes, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. Miller put out a strongly worded statement on the issuelast week. “There has been …

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How the wealthy dodge the taxman

With income inequality at its highest levels in nearly a century and public debate rising over whether the government should respond to it through higher taxes on the wealthy, the richest Americans have financed a…
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Minimum wage increases grew in 2015

Following the examples set by San Francisco and Seattle, 14 city, county and state governments approved a hike to $15 in their local minimum hourly pay, according to the National Employment Law Project.


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Expect a wave of new federal regulations in 2016

President Barack Obama is preparing to unleash a wave of new regulations in 2016 as he looks to shore up his legacy on public protection issues during his final year in office, The Hill reported.


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‘Fueling Our Future 100’ grant app deadline Dec. 31

The state’s new effort to add 100 new fueling sites that sell higher blends of ethanol, “Fueling Our Future 100,” has two grant application deadlines, Dec. 31, 2015, and Jan. 31, 2016. The initiative offers…
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More people means more state funds for West Des Moines

West Des Moines should gain $3 million in state road use funds between 2016 and 2020 after a special census determined that the city has experienced a 12 percent spike in population since 2010, according…
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Drake lands summer pre-law institute

Drake University Law School will host the 2016 Council on Legal Education Opportunity Inc. Pre-Law Summer Institute June 5 to July 2. Drake most recently hosted the event in 2011. The council works to diversify the …

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Event Dec. 28: A free premiere of ‘Caucus Iowa: Journey to the Presidency’

The Iowa Caucus Consortium and Iowa Public Television will host a premiere of“Caucus Iowa: Journey to the Presidency” at 5 p.m. Dec. 28 at the State Historical Building. Following the hourlong screening, there will be a brief …