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New Anamosa prison warden comes from South Dakota

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Board of Corrections today named a South Dakota deputy prison warden to lead the Anamosa State Penitentiary, where two inmates are accused of killing a correctional officer and a nurse on …

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Polk County has aggressive plan to clean up its water. Could it work for the rest of Iowa?

Des Moines Register: Polk County could have a response to one of the biggest criticisms farmers face with Iowa’s voluntary approach to improving water quality: that they’re too slow to adopt conservation practices that can curb …

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Iowa auditor, governor differ on legality of Reynolds’ COVID-19 PSA

Cedar Rapids Gazette: State Auditor Rob Sand, who is eyeing a run for governor next year, says Gov. Kim Reynolds violated Iowa law by using federal funds to pay for a public service announcement to raise …

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Indianola’s police chief retiring after 36-year law enforcement career

Dave Button, Indianola’s police chief for the past eight years, will retire on July 2. Button, who has been in law enforcement for 36 years, was an Iowa state trooper and assistant director of the …

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Iowa tax collections spike as people start spending again

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The roller-coaster effects of Iowa’s COVID-19 pandemic are skewing state tax collections — but in a good way. After a period of economic shutdown intended to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus …

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IWD warns of fraudulent website attempting to collect personal information from Iowans

A fraudulent website mirroring Iowa Workforce Development’s claims portal is attempting to collect personal information from Iowans, IWD announced this week. Iowans applying for unemployment insurance benefits should only file an application through the official IWD …

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State agencies outline plans for alignment of public health, human services

The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Department of Human Services on Wednesday announced the launch of their new Iowa Health and Human Services Alignment website and detailed the steps they will be taking as …

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Lawmakers provide help for beginning farmers

Before they adjourned last week, Iowa lawmakers included help for beginning farmers. One provision that was included in Senate File 619, was the expansion of eligibility for the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program. The program reduces some …

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After criticism, D.M. to bring in third party for police de-escalation training

Des Moines Register: Following months of public criticism of a small team of officers charged with leading de-escalation training for the Des Moines Police Department that included two officers named in excessive force and racial profiling lawsuits, …

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Des Moines considers residency incentives for city employees

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines employees who live in and work for the city would be eligible for $15,000 in housing grants or $2,000 in rent assistance under a plan that goes before the City Council …