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By plane, bus, trolley or hotel bar, DMDC 2022 was made for networking

I recently participated in the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DMDC 2022 trip. It was a packed three days of sessions and opportunities for networking and meeting many new people and catching up with some folks …

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Iowa Legislature adjourns session marked by tax cuts and roadblocks on education

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Legislature has adjourned its 2022 session, one where Republicans rallied around priorities like a $1.9 billion tax cut, cuts to unemployment benefits and restrictions on transgender athletes. The session’s final weeks …

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Civility, building relationships focus of Partnership’s DMDC trip

Civility and what can be done to restore it to the country’s political process was a message that was woven throughout the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DMDC 2022 trip.

 

It was the first time …

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Iowa lawmakers put brakes on Cedar Rapids casino license

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With Cedar Rapids casino backers on the cusp of applying again for a state license, the Iowa Legislature with scant notice Monday approved a moratorium on issuing any new approvals for casinos for …

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Former Iowa Taco Bell worker wins at U.S. Supreme Court in wage-theft lawsuit

Des Moines Register: The U.S. Supreme Court sided unanimously Monday with a former Iowa worker who sued her employer, a Taco Bell franchisee, for wage theft. Robyn Morgan’s 2018 lawsuit against Michigan-based Sundance Inc. has been …

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At least 8 Iowans banned from traveling to Russia

Axios Des Moines: At least eight Iowans are among the nearly 1,000 Americans permanently banned from entering Russia, according to a list released Saturday by the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. The travel bans are largely symbolic, …

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Iowa Legislature won’t pass Reynolds’ private education bill, House speaker says

Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers won’t pass Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to give 10,000 families taxpayer-funded scholarships to pay private school expenses this year, House Speaker Pat Grassley said today. The bill’s failure, caused by opposition …

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Iowa universities skip searches in filling scores of jobs

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s public universities last year used a waiver process to bypass open searches to fill jobs — designed to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates and ensure applicants have an equal opportunity …

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City of Des Moines hires civil and human rights director

Mitzi Bolanos Anderson has been hired by the city of Des Moines as director of the civil and human rights department. Anderson most recently worked for the city of Anchorage, Alaska, where she was executive director …

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Clive’s May honored as a top public works leader

Jeff May, Clive’s public works director, has been named one of the American Public Works Associations’ 2022 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year. The award is one of the group’s highest honors and …