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Greater Des Moines attorneys invited to join Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers

The Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers has invited three Greater Des Moines attorneys to be members: David Luginbill, a shareholder with Ahlers & Cooney P.C. in Des Moines; Scott Beattie, a partner in Peddicord, Wharton, …

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Polk County Supervisor Connolly wins national leadership award

Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly has won a national leadership award from the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

Connolly was recognized for her role in three high-profile planning efforts: The Tomorrow Plan, Capital Crossroads and DART …

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Branstad announces judicial appointments

Attorney William Kelly has been appointed to fill the vacancy in the 5th Judicial District, which includes Polk County, that was created by the retirement of Judge D.J. Stovall. Kelly, of West Des Moines, received …

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Klinefeldt to leave post as U.S. attorney

Nicholas Klinefeldt, who was appointed U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa in November 2009, said he will leave that office Nov. 15 to become a partner in the Des Moines office of an …

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DNR: Stores that won’t take can returns face tickets

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging local police to ticket stores that refuse to accept can and bottle returns or contract with a local redemption center under the state’s bottle deposit law, Iowa Public …

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Feds look to require drone registration

U.S. regulators plan to require recreational drone owners to register their machines, an ambitious bid to rein in reckless users that faces a tight timeline and a thicket of legal and practical questions, The Wall Street…
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Planners and their plans recognized

Communications Initiative

Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is elevating the community conversation around planning with a strategic communications strategy for its long–range transportation plan, Mobilizing Tomorrow. Mobilizing …

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Suburbs moving to limit Airbnb-like operations

West Des Moines in July approved new restrictions for homeowners who rent their properties to visitors through programs like Airbnb and Home Away. Waukee is looking into similar restrictions, reports DesMoinesRegister.com.The online rental services – which …

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Details of Des Moines tax abatement program are falling into place

A sprawling blob of Des Moines that for years guaranteed a 100 percent, 10-year abatement of property taxes could morph into a spiderlike shape, with the body in the downtown core and its legs following…
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Pleasant Hill officials want residents to discuss pending comp plan

The city of Pleasant Hill will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Riley Resource Group, 4400 E. University Ave., to discuss the city’s draft comprehensive plan and a parks, …

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