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It’s good to be Des Moines, until it gets complicated

A proposed state law would resolve this question: what comes first, flood control or economic development?

 

Two laws are in play here, and both have come to roost in Des Moines, the only metropolitan …

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State tax payment withdrawals delayed one day

Because of technical difficulties, taxpayers who scheduled their Iowa tax payment to be electronically withdrawn from their bank account on April 30 will now see that payment withdrawn from their account on May 1, the …

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dsm magazine unveiled

Dsm magazine’s May/June issue of the year was unveiled last night at Audi of Des Moines in Johnston.   To read the issue, visit dsm’s website atwww.dsmmagazine.com. Here are links to five of our favorite articles:…
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Local option sales tax introduced in Iowa House

Rep. Tom Sands, chairman of the Iowa House Ways and Means Committee, has introduced legislation that would allow Greater Des Moines communities to ask voters to approve a 1 percent local option sales tax.

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Appeals court upholds lower valuation of Wellmark headquarters building

Polk County could decide this week whether to ask the Iowa Supreme Court to review a recent appellate court ruling that resulted in a $21 million cut in the property tax valuation of Wellmark Inc.’s …

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Texas-based college prep company agrees to refunds

College Admission Assistance LLC, a Delaware company headquartered in Arlington, Texas, has agreed to change how it markets its services to Iowa households with college-bound students following a complaint that the company misled and took …

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Branstad lauds TLC program success at schools

Gov. Terry Branstad today highlighted the success of the new Teacher Leadership and Compensation System (TLC) aimed at attracting more teachers by offering competitive starting salaries during his weekly news conference held at Southeast Polk …

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Ceremony to honor workers who died on job

Iowans on Tuesday will pay tribute to the 39 Iowa workers who lost their lives in 2014 while working. The annual Workers Memorial Day ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the west terrace …

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Townsend changes Workforce Development administration

An administrative shake-up at the Iowa Workforce Development means that a key management position overseeing unemployment insurance appeals will have more protection against political agendas, The Des Moines Register reported. The decision to restructure the Unemployment Insurance …

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Iowa officials back trade in letter to Congress

Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey and Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham today sent a letter to Iowa’s congressional delegation encouraging the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority, reforming and …