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Council gives final green light to food truck pilot program

A food truck pilot program in downtown Des Moines got final approval from City Council on Monday, The Des Moines Register reported. The third and final vote on the topic fulfills a culinary dream several years in …

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Luther residents look to disband town

A months-old effort by residents of Luther to disincorporate the small town north of Madrid and near Boone is reaching a decision point, the Ames Tribune reported. A public hearing is planned this week, and soon a …

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ABI watches Legislature pass second funnel

This week marked the second “funnel” at the Iowa Legislature as lawmakers continued to whittle down the list of bills considered alive for further action. Remember, appropriations bills are funnel-proof, and legislative leaders have broad …

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Wanted: a convention center hotel

What appears to have been a foregone conclusion that Des Moines would have a convention center hotel, and the search for cheap money to build it, led supporters down two lightly traveled paths.

One led …

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Mark McCormick: No Stopping Now

Des Moines lawyer Mark McCormick isn’t the kind of guy who would let falling off the Great Wall of China or losing a tight primary election to Tom Vilsack get him down.

Many in Greater …

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Miller joins attorneys general in seeking herbal supplements inquiry

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general today sent a letter to congressional leaders seeking an investigation of the herbal supplements industry, and asked Congress to consider strengthening the …

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Senate confirms two Branstad appointments to Iowa Lottery board

The Iowa Senate has confirmed two appointments to the Iowa Lottery Commission board. Connor Flynn Jr. of Des Moines will fill a seat designated by state law for someone having marketing expertise. Mary Rathje of …

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Greater Des Moines residents may save on yard waste disposal

New legislation signed by Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday may end up saving residents of Greater Des Moines money on yard bags by allowing yard wastes to be disposed of  with regular trash.

 

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Drake ag law center hopes to hoe a row to tax credit for donated food

A two-year-old state tax credit intended to encourage produce growers to supply food banks and pantries was underutilized in the 2014 tax year, according to a release from Drake University. Last year, 48 food pantries …

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LaValle asks for WDM aid for excursion boat

Michael LaValle, captain of the Jon Anderson White charter boat, has asked the city of West Des Moines for more than $30,000 in aid to move the craft from the Des Moines River to the …

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