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Axios Des Moines: A shortage of firefighters is costing Des Moines thousands of dollars in weekly overtime, fire Chief John TeKippe told Axios this week. The shortage keeps at least two of the department’s 23 fire …
Axios Des Moines: Polk County leaders want to open a sobering center for people facing addiction in the metro, Angela Connolly, chairperson of the county board of supervisors, told Axios this week. A sobering center is …
Des Moines Register: Neal Smith, Iowa’s longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died Tuesday at the age of 101. His family confirmed his death today. The Altoona Democrat served in the House from 1959 …
Des Moines Register: Jackie Norris — a newcomer to school board politics who broke fundraising records in the Des Moines metro area — has been elected to the Des Moines school board. Her victory helps cement …
Des Moines Register: Des Moines voters sent a new, young candidate to the City Council chamber, ousting a longtime incumbent, and supported keeping two other council members in office. First-time candidate Indira Sheumaker defeated incumbent Bill …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa OSHA has fined Agri Star Meat & Poultry plant in Postville $28,415 for violations found after a February explosion that injured two employees. The state cited Agri Star for four serious violations …
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced the allocation of more than $2 billion in disaster recovery and mitigation funds to 10 states, including Iowa, for 15 natural disasters that occurred in 2020. Iowa’s …
Des Moines Register: The Iowa Legislature approved a new set of political boundaries with near unanimity Thursday, ending legislators’ work on the state’s decennial redistricting process and putting to rest Democrats’ fears of partisan gerrymandering. The …
The state’s largest employer association is voicing its opposition to the Iowa Legislature’s passage of a bill that would allow Iowans who are discharged from employment for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine to collect …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Majority Republicans in the Iowa Legislature are looking at steps to soften the financial blow for Iowans who refuse to comply with a mandate to get a COVID-19 vaccination and lose their jobs …
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