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Miller, AGs reach $2.37B agreement with Allergan for opioids settlement

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and a bipartisan group of AGs announced this morning an agreement in principle to address the opioid crisis, for the second time this week. The proposed settlement on important financial terms would …

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Miller seeks $133M from tobacco companies over withheld payments

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is accusing Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and 16 other tobacco companies of defrauding the state of more than $133 million in withheld payments it owes Iowa, according …

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State agencies highlight efforts to combat human trafficking

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and the Iowa departments of public safety and transportation are working together to raise awareness about human trafficking, ahead of World Day Against Human Trafficking on July 30. Tools …

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David May appointed to Iowa Supreme Court

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has named Iowa Court of Appeals Judge David May to the Iowa Supreme Court, her fifth appointment to the seven-member court since taking office. May has served on the Court …

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Iowa part of $4.25B opioids settlement with Teva

Pharmaceuticals company Teva will provide up to $4.25 billion to participating states and local governments, including Iowa, under a preliminary agreement announced Tuesday. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller called the agreement “another major step” in …

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$10.6M capital campaign kicks off for Clive’s Greenbelt Landing project

The City of Clive and the Clive Community Foundation recently kicked off the public phase of the $10.6 million Greenbelt Landing capital campaign. Greenbelt Landing is the 14-acre park east of Northwest 114th Street next …

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Polk County full-time employee salaries range from $40,753 to $230,350, data shows

Des Moines Register: Polk County Attorney John Sarcone, who retires this year, will depart as the highest-paid county employee in the 2022-23 fiscal year, making $230,350 a year, according to new salary data provided by the …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A closer look at the IRS Whistleblower Office

Here’s an interesting column from John Hinman, a 39-year veteran of the Internal Revenue Service who recently took on the role of director of the IRS Whistleblower Office. If you’ve never heard of this part of the …

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Baumgartner appointed city clerk in Des Moines

Laura Baumgartner, who has worked in Des Moines’ city clerk’s office for the past 21 years, has been appointed city clerk by the City Council. The council made the appointment at its meeting on Monday. …

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Guaranteed income program to launch in Des Moines metro

Axios Des Moines: A guaranteed monthly income payment of up to $500 will be provided to 110 Des Moines metro participants. It will be part of a two-year pilot project that will launch later this year, …