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Partnership to unveil legislative agenda

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will unveil its 2013 state legislative agenda at a luncheon on Dec. 5 at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel. The program includes legislative leaders’ preview of the 2013 Iowa …

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Branstad poses questions on state exchange

Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday that Iowa will move forward with plans to form a state health insurance exchange as part of the federal health-care overhaul, but only if the federal government can provide clearer …

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Nationview: Pension programs

Mayor Chuck Reed mustered a one-vote City Council majority to place a referendum on the ballot earlier this year to make substantial changes to San Jose’s retirement system, which was contributing to budget deficits and …

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Attorneys general reach settlement with drug company

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and 37 other attorneys general today reached a $90 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) to resolve allegations that the company unlawfully promoted its Avandia diabetes drug.

The attorneys alleged …

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IRS releases tax liens against Vratsinas company

The Internal Revenue Service has released liens totaling $1.17 million against ICL Staffing Inc., a professional employer organization that does business as InFocus Partners in West Des Moines.

An attorney for the company said Oct. …

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New York A.G. announces $210 million settlement by Madoff adviser

New York’s attorney general today announced a settlement of more than $210 million with Ivy Asset Management LLC, a Bank of New York Mellon Corp. subsidiary that advised clients to invest with convicted investment adviser Bernard …

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Hatch outlines health-care legislation, state working group

Pledging to “make it a priority to do health-care reform the Iowa way,” state Sen. Jack Hatch this morning outlined a legislative proposal to implement provisions of the federal health-care overhaul, and called for a …

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Budget office lays out ‘fiscal cliff’ costs

The U.S. unemployment rate would again exceed 9 percent if Congress allows the tax increases and spending cuts that make up the “fiscal cliff” to go forward, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Thursday.…

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Tilting at taxes

Attorneys for the City of Des Moines and resident Lisa Kragnes are hashing out a way for the city to refund an estimated $40 million that courts say amounted to an illegal tax paid by …

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A Closer Look: Rebekah Risbeck

After spending 10 years in California working in the fashion industry, West Des Moines-native Rebekah Risbeck moved back home to pursue her dream of opening her own business. Risbeck opened a small boutique on the …