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Cedar Rapids’ casino plans envision $250 million complex near downtown

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Undeterred by state lawmakers’ action to block new casino licenses until 2024, backers have unveiled plans for a $250 million, 160,000-square-foot casino, entertainment and cultural arts complex near downtown Cedar Rapids. The Cedar …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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As bird flu wanes, poultry exhibitions on track to resume for county fairs

Iowa Capital Dispatch: It’s been nearly a month since the last confirmed case of highly transmissible avian influenza in Iowa, which means bird exhibitions are about to resume. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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Mental health counselors to soon respond to some Des Moines 911 calls

Axios Des Moines: Mental health counselors will respond to some of Des Moines’ 911 calls instead of law enforcement officers, starting in July. The new approach aims to better allocate police resources, reduce arrests and improve …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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Meatpacker agrees to follow virus safety plan in 6 states, but Iowa plants not included

Des Moines Register: Safety regulators are requiring meatpacking giant JBS to follow experts’ plans to prevent future virus outbreaks — but not in Iowa. Company officials have settled cases with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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West Des Moines to launch $4 million home improvement program

Axios Des Moines: West Des Moines is launching a home improvement program to beautify properties in the city’s oldest neighborhood, Valley Junction. The new program is intended to give an extra boost of $4 million to …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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Invasive jumping worms now found in at least 11 Iowa counties

Des Moines Register: An invasive earthworm native to east Asia that was discovered in Iowa in 2018 has now spread to at least 11 counties. Officials in Dubuque and Muscatine counties were the first to report …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2022
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Drought expected to expand throughout Iowa this summer

Iowa Public Radio: Drought conditions are forecast to expand throughout the state this summer. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration predicts dry conditions will continue for western Iowa and expand eastward, affecting the majority of the state. …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2022
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Des Moines residents need to make more money to buy a home

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines locals have to earn 30% more than a year ago to afford the region’s median-value home, per the latest analysis by real estate company Redfin. The income needed to afford a …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2022
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Surging Ankeny displaces West Des Moines as largest metro suburb

Des Moines Register: Ankeny is now Des Moines’ biggest suburb, the latest U.S. Census Bureau data shows. Long one of the country’s fastest-growing cities, Ankeny added another 2,400 residents from April 2020 to July 2021, according …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2022
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Iowa lawmakers OK deer hunting with semi-automatic rifles

Associated Press: Deer hunters would be able to use semi-automatic rifles during a newly created antlerless season in January under a bill approved by lawmakers Tuesday and sent to the governor. The measure given final approval …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2022