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Four arrested at City Council meeting after vote to approve more than $1.5M for police

Des Moines Register: Four people were arrested at Monday’s Des Moines City Council meeting after the council voted to approve the evening’s consent agenda, which included more than $1.5 million in new funding initiatives for the …

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IRS rolls out electronic authorizations for tax practitioner forms

The Internal Revenue Service on Monday launched a new online feature that gives taxpayers the ability to digitally authorize someone to represent them or view their tax records. The new feature, one of many recent …

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Inspections and Appeals launches new public website aimed at improving transparency

The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has developed a new public website for its health facility records database aimed at providing a smoother and more effective user experience, the agency announced. The new application features a …

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Iowa receives $1.2M allocation to train displaced workers

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $92.6 million in funding to 47 states to provide training and employment services to eligible workers affected adversely by foreign trade. This distribution follows an initial allocation of $240.8 million …

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Biden nominates former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver to serve on Farmer Mac board

Des Moines Register: President Joe Biden has nominated former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver to sit on the board of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., better known as Farmer Mac. The publicly traded company is a government-sponsored …

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Iowa DOT awards another round of funding from VW Settlement Trust

The Iowa Department of Transportation has awarded more than $5.3 million in another round of funding from the Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation Trust program for transit and electric vehicle projects across the state. The funds are …

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DART extends half fare program through June 2022

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has extended its half fare program through June 30, 2022. According to a news release, the DART board voted to extend the program after seeing its success in …

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Democrat DeJear weighs run for Iowa governor, announces exploratory committee

Des Moines Register: Deidre DeJear has formed an exploratory committee and is embarking on a statewide listening tour as she weighs a run for governor in 2022, she told the Des Moines Register. The Democratic activist …

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$65M bond for water, rec projects planned for November Polk ballot

Des Moines Register: The big ideas Central Iowa officials have for creating new water trails, improving other recreational opportunities and parks, better protecting drinking water and preventing future flooding all have a price. So Polk County …

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Contributors to health cost sharing ministries eligible to apply for restitution

The Iowa Insurance Division is notifying Iowa residents who paid premiums or contribution payments to certain health care cost sharing ministries that they are eligible for restitution through an order filed by Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug …

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