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State awards $13.5M in second round of health care apprenticeship grants

Iowa’s Health Careers Registered Apprenticeship Program has awarded $13.5 million to 21 registered apprenticeship programs.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced in her Condition of the State address in January a second $15 million round of funding for the …

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Religious leaders send letter to governor, lawmakers, seeking food assistance bill that ‘reflects our state’s generosity and compassion’

More than 200 leaders from Iowa’s interfaith community have sent Gov. Kim Reynolds and legislative leaders a letter opposing a bill that would create additional administrative hurdles for food assistance recipients if it becomes law.…

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Former Iowan raising money for voter identification project

Here is something you don’t see every day: a former Iowan, tapping Hollywood glitterati to raise money for a voter identification project in Texas.

Comedian/actor Jim Turner, son of Iowa sportscaster and hall of fame …

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DMARC food pantry network sets records as bill that would create asset test for SNAP recipients advances in Legislature

A volunteer helps a visitor to the Johnston Partnership Place food pantry in 2022. Business Record file photo.

The Des Moines Area Religious Council’s food pantry network set a new record for the number of …

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Nominations open for Iowa Latino Hall of Fame

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Iowa Latino Hall of Fame through July 1. The Iowa Latino Hall of Fame was created by the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs in 2017 with the goal …

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AmeriCorps opens applications for volunteer management grants

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, has released a notice of funding opportunity for the fiscal year 2023 Volunteer Generation Fund. The Volunteer Generation Fund is open to State Service Commissions, local …

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Area firefighters take part in training exercise on Bombers site

Firefighters took part in a training exercise on Thursday at the site of the proposed Johnston indoor golf facility Bombers. Screenshot courtesy of Allen Stoye

About two dozen firefighters from the Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department …

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Iowa Mock Trial

Iowa business leaders have long been faced with a crucial question: How can we develop and keep skilled workers in the state?

Some see the state’s best resource for preparing future professionals as teaching critical …

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Des Moines’ parks, recreation department releases annual report

Several records were set by Des Moines’ Parks and Recreation Department in 2022, the city announced. One-third of the department’s record 3,546 swim lessons provided in 2022 were through a scholarship program. According to the …

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State ends agreement with Workday to change to new financial management system

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday that the state will end its agreement with Workday, an enterprise software company, and update the state’s financial management system to a different cloud-based platform.

“This is not the outcome we wanted, …