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Iowa Finance Authority suspends credit card use amid financial reviews

KCCI-TV/Associated Press: The Iowa agency that promotes affordable housing has suspended the use of credit cards that were issued to employees outside the state’s normal program. The move by the Iowa Finance Authority comes as the …

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Reynolds defends Iowa utilities, energy efficiency changes

Quad-City Times: Gov. Kim Reynolds defended changes in Iowa utility regulations she signed into law last week as a compromise that will save ratepayers’ money while maintaining a “robust” energy efficiency program. The law will make …

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Senators: Trump wants year-round sales of high-ethanol gas

Des Moines Register/Associated Press: Republican senators say President Donald Trump will allow year-round sales of renewable fuel with blends of 15 percent ethanol as part of an emerging deal to make changes to the federal ethanol …

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Iowa farmers nearly caught up on spring planting

Des Moines Register/Associated Press: Although spring storms initially slowed spring planting progress in Iowa and Nebraska, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports farmers have nearly caught up to five-year averages in the past week. Iowa farmers …

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Rockwell Collins acquisition gets EU approval

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The acquisition of Rockwell Collins has received approval by the European Union, but it will require Rockwell and its buyer to sell or get rid of some of their business. The European Commission, …

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Romano named Iowa Medical Society president

The Iowa Medical Society recently installed Dr. Michael Romano as the organization’s president. He succeeds Dr. Joyce Vista-Wayne, who held that position for the past year. Romano is a board-certified family medicine physician with more …

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Justice Zager to retire from state Supreme Court

Iowa Supreme Court Justice Bruce Zager said today he will retire Sept. 3, ending a 19-year judicial career that includes 12 years as a district judge. He began serving on the Supreme Court on March …

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State ‘backfill’ for local property taxes phased out by Iowa Senate bill

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a bill Thursday to gradually eliminate state payments to local governments that lawmakers had promised when they approved sweeping commercial property tax cuts five years ago. Democrats …

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Mercy-Des Moines to propose 100-bed psychiatric hospital

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines will seek state approval to build a $31 million psychiatric hospital in the Des Moines area, the Des Moines Register reported. The proposed free-standing hospital would have 100 beds — triple the 34 …

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MidAmerican Energy announces two new wind farms

Corridor Business Journal: MidAmerican Energy today announced two new wind farm projects in Adair County, both of which will break ground in June. The Arbor Hill wind farm project will include 125 wind turbines, while the …