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Clive looks to the future

 

For the city of Clive, it’s all about that vision thing, if that means looking to the past to imagine the future.

 

Right now, that vision is for a new town center, with …

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Judge rules Obamacare subsidies are lawful

A federal judge today rejected a key lawsuit against ObamaCare, ruling that the reform’s insurance subsidies are lawful in states that did not create their own marketplaces, among them Iowa, The Hill reported. If successful, plaintiffs …

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Metro Waste’s Hadden to be next West Des Moines city manager

Tom Hadden, who brought a conservation ethic as executive director of the Metro Waste Authority, will be the next West Des Moines city manager, Mayor Steve Gaer said this afternoon.

Hadden was offered the job …

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Branstad Condition of the State address has business flavor

Gov. Terry Branstad highlighted the Home Base Iowa Act, urged tax incentives for communities to build high-speed Internet networks and recommended another tuition freeze at state universities in today’s Condition of the State address.

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FCC got its wires crossed in net neutrality rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said today that the Federal Communications Commission used the wrong legal authority when it established rules prohibiting broadband providers from slowing or blocking some Internet traffic, Bloomberg reported. The …

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Ostrem was correct to file insurance fraud case in Iowa

A Polk County judge erred in dismissing a case in which former Greater Des Moines luxury car dealer Dave Ostrem claimed he was defrauded after buying a no-cost life insurance policy, the Iowa Supreme Court …

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Business property tax filing deadline nears

Owners of commercial, industrial and railroad properties in Iowa that want to take advantage of a new property tax credit have less than a week to file for the 2013 tax year.

Applications for the …

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Analysts: Expect Fed bond buying to end in 2014

Wall Street experts say that investors should begin preparing for the end of the Federal Reserve’s bond buying program, CNNMoney reported.

 

The Fed has announced that beginning in January, it will buy $75 billion in …

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ARAG exec sues to get her photo off sexy executives website

Google Inc. violated federal copyright laws when it allowed a photograph of an executive with Des Moines-based ARAG North America Inc. to be posted on a blogger’s website it hosts, according to a lawsuit filed …

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Taxpayers group seeking nominations for ‘public interest’ award

The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa is seeking nominations for its “In the Public Interest” Award to recognize and encourage citizens, public officials and governments in creating the most efficient public services. Nominations are due …