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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The Taliban – and fear – sweep Afghanistan

Yesterday in one of the newsletters I subscribe to from National Geographic, the publication’s senior executive editor, Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, explained the events happening in Afghanistan. Lakshmanan was in the first convoy of reporters to reach …

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W.D.M. council votes to terminate contract with private security firm Conley Group

Des Moines Register: West Des Moines City Council members voted unanimously Monday to terminate the city’s contract with the Conley Group, a Des Moines-based private security company. The council originally planned to give notice about its …

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SEC fines Pearson $1 million for misleading investors about 2018 cyber intrusion

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that educational publishing company Pearson PLC agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 cyber intrusion involving the theft of millions of student records …

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Des Moines forgives affordable housing developer’s nearly $800,000 tab

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines last week forgave more than $793,000 of accrued interest associated with loans made to an affordable housing developer in 2004. It could set a precedent that may eat into upcoming budgets …

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Iowa GOP chairman to lead national calendar committee in a coup for caucuses

Des Moines Register: An Iowan will lead the committee tasked with recommending the dates and order of 2024’s Republican presidential primary — a coup for Iowa as the state looks to solidify its hold on first-in-the-nation …

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Labor Department makes millions in grants available to states for unemployment insurance reform

The U.S. Department of Labor this week announced a series of actions to modernize and reform the unemployment insurance system. The American Rescue Plan Act provided $2 billion in funding that will be available to states as …

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FEMA grant extended for COVID Recovery Iowa site through year-end

The Iowa Department of Human Services announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its grant for the agency to administer the COVID Recovery Iowa virtual counseling website through December. The grant was last set to …

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Employee retention tax credit could be worth a second look this year for businesses

Iowa employers may want to take a second look with their tax adviser at whether their business might qualify for the Employee Retention Tax Credit in 2021, says Terry Merfeld, a tax partner with Eide …

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NOTEBOOK: How Johnston’s new City Hall ties to the city’s past

Before designs for Johnston’s new City Hall were prepared, architects at OPN Architects researched the history of the community that is located northwest of Des Moines.

They learned the area had deep ties to rail …

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Residents renew calls for D.M. City Council to take action over private security contract

Des Moines Register: Despite Des Moines City Council members voicing trepidation last week over the future of the city’s contract with a private security firm after its CEO sent emails to city officials harshly disparaging participants …

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