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EPA proposal to retroactively scale back renewable fuel blending draws scorn

Des Moines Register: In a move critics call unprecedented, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to retroactively throttle back the amount of ethanol and biodiesel that was required to be blended into the nation’s fuel …

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States Newsroom announces expansion plan for statehouse news network

States Newsroom, a North Carolina-based network of state-based nonprofit news outlets that includes the Iowa Capital Dispatch, announced it will bring all of its coverage together in one place with the launch of News From the …

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New Ankeny senior community center opens Dec. 21

The Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, located at 150 N.W. Ash St. in Ankeny, will open to the public at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 21. A grand opening celebration is planned at 3 p.m. Dec. 20 …

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Facing GOP challenge, immigration groups merge

Axios: Two leading immigration groups — the New American Economy and the American Immigration Council — are merging, in part to prepare for a potential Republican takeover of Congress. Immigration has increasingly become a central U.S. …

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State sales and corporate taxes up, personal income taxes flat

Radio Iowa: State tax receipts in Iowa in the past five months increased nearly 6% compared with the same period a year ago. “Gains in sales and use tax as well as corporate income tax remain …

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IPERS reports 29.6% FY21 investment return, reduces unfunded liability

Double-digit earnings over the past fiscal year boosted the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) Trust Fund to a record $42.85 billion market value, and enabled IPERS to significantly reduce its unfunded liability. “IPERS achieved …

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Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, he announced Wednesday in a Facebook post.

Des Moines Register: Iowa state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott plans to move to Dallas County to avoid a primary matchup with another Democratic incumbent — a move that sets up a possible electoral showdown next year …

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Tiffany O’Donnell defeats Amara Andrews to win Cedar Rapids mayoral race

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Voters in Iowa’s second-largest city Tuesday elected Women Lead Change Chief Executive Officer Tiffany O’Donnell to lead change as the next mayor of Cedar Rapids, handily defeating TrueNorth employee Amara Andrews in …

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Iowa Senate GOP leader Jack Whitver to move, seek reelection in more rural district

Des Moines Register: Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver will move from Ankeny and seek reelection in a more rural, conservative district, he announced Monday. Whitver is the top Republican in the Iowa Senate, where his party …

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Clive’s new public safety building open

The city of Clive recently completed construction of a new public safety building that houses the city’s fire and police departments. The new facility is located at 8800 Hickman Road on a site previously occupied …

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