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DOGE cancels 7 leases for office space in Iowa

The Department of Government Efficiency has canceled 748 leases for office space, including seven in Iowa, a review of federal data shows.

Shrinking the size of the federal government was among President Donald Trump’s campaign …

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Special election on Waukee gas utility to be held Tuesday

Voters in Waukee will decide Tuesday whether the city should continue to operate a gas utility. In recent years, city officials have heard complaints from residents about high gas bills, especially in comparison with neighboring …

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Special census in Grimes on hold

The federal hiring freeze has put a special census planned in Grimes on hold, according to city officials. The special census would have provided the rapidly growing Grimes an updated population count, which could have …

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Clive City Council member to resign

The city of Clive has announced Srikant Mikkilineni plans to step down from the Clive City Council, effective April 11, due to a professional obligation that will require his family to relocate outside of Clive. …

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How many federal workers in Iowa have been fired? No one knows

This is what is known about federal employees who work in Iowa:

Depending on the source, between 9,500 and 9,800 federal employees worked in the state in September 2024, or less than 1% of the…
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How removing civil rights protections for trans Iowans would affect the workplace

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Protestors flooded the Iowa State Capitol this week to object to House File 583 and Senate File 418, bills that would remove civil rights protections for transgender and gender diverse Iowans.

If …

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MVS launches Sease Awards at Drake Law School

McKee, Voorhees & Sease PLC (MVS) has launched the Sease Awards, a new program at Drake Law School named after Edmund J. Sease, a former managing partner of MVS. Sease helped develop MVS into an …

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Fifth annual Day of Kindness proclaimed as Feb. 28

Gov. Kim Reynolds and West Des Moines Mayor Russ Trimble have announced that Feb. 28 will be the fifth annual Day of Kindness. The event was created by the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce’s …

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City of Des Moines launches Engage DSM: Resident Academy

Registration is now open for the Engage DSM: Resident Academy, a new six-week civic engagement program aiming to give Des Moines residents an inside look at how the city runs. During the academy, residents will …

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7 takeaways from Power Breakfast on property taxes

In 2023, Iowa lawmakers passed legislation that changed Iowa’s property tax system and budgeting process for cities and counties. The legislation, which received bipartisan support, was signed into law in May 2023.

A key feature …