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Iowa House passes scaled-back bill for mobile home tenants

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A bill to safeguard residents of mobile home parks against rapid rent and fee increases, as well as adding protections against evictions, passed the Iowa House on Tuesday night despite criticism it had …

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Grants awarded for 35 summer internship projects

Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced nearly $2.3 million in grants to fund 35 internship projects across the state this summer. The grants from Future Ready Iowa’s Summer Youth Internship Program are being awarded for the fourth consecutive …

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Iowa, Kansas attorneys general urge EPA to allow summer sale of E15 to cut gas prices

Des Moines Register: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and his Kansas counterpart have joined congressional leaders, farmers and biofuels groups to ask the Biden administration to lift the summer ban on gasoline with higher ethanol blends …

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City Council vote pushes former Fairground Hardware building one step closer to demolition

A century-old building that once housed Fairground Hardware on East Walnut Street will not be considered for landmark status, the Des Moines City Council voted Monday, calling the building a public safety hazard.

The vote …

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Transgender former nurse wins discrimination case against state at Iowa Supreme Court

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court today upheld a $120,000 jury verdict for a transgender former employee who sued the Iowa Department of Corrections for sex and gender discrimination. Jesse Vroegh, a nurse for Iowa’s …

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City staff recommends that former Fairground Hardware property not be considered for landmark status

A wall of a century-plus-old building near the Iowa State Fairgrounds has a large bulge in it and cracks have developed in the upper portion of another wall, making the structure a poor candidate for …

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Polk County lowers its property tax levy for 2022-23 after budget approval

Des Moines Register: Polk County homeowners will see a 5% reduction in their property tax levy under a budget the county supervisors approved Tuesday. Starting July 1, urban Polk County residents will pay $6.77 per $1,000 …

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Business-related legal trends to watch

The Business Record reached out to five Des Moines-area attorneys and asked them to take a few minutes to answer two questions about business-related legal trends and issues.

 

The attorneys are:


John Fatino, a …

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Iowa Senate passes school radon testing and mitigation act

The Iowa Senate today passed HF 2412, the Gail Orcutt School Radon Safety Act, which would require all Iowa public schools to test their attendance centers for radon and if necessary, mitigate radon in their schools. …

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National Democrats voice support for plan that could bump down Iowa caucuses

Des Moines Register: At a virtual meeting Monday, members of the Democratic National Committee expressed support for a plan to restructure the party’s presidential nominating calendar, possibly upending Iowa’s decadeslong role as the lead-off state. The …