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Iowa’s planned $125M water trail project could get a reboot

Axios Des Moines: Organizers of a $125 million Iowa water recreation trail project are seeking formal permission to downsize the scope of work required under a federal grant. The Iowa Confluence Water Trails proposal will add …

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Iowa universities skip searches in filling scores of jobs

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s public universities last year used a waiver process to bypass open searches to fill jobs — designed to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates and ensure applicants have an equal opportunity …

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Coralville’s Backpocket Brewing plans a Johnston taproom with duckpin bowling

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s Backpocket Brewing is opening a taproom in Johnston this fall, its founder Jacob Simmons announced Thursday. The taproom will feature beers brewed at its original Coralville location, plus a restaurant, retro arcade …

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DART donates bus to Salvation Army for mobile program

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has donated a bus to the Salvation Army to begin a new mobile social services program later this year. According to a news release, the Salvation Army received the …

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Des Moines metro ranks among top 10% of best places to live in U.S.

Des Moines Register: U.S. News & World Report released its annual ranking of the Best Places to Live in the U.S. on Tuesday, and Des Moines came in 14th out of the 150 largest U.S. metropolitan …

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Des Moines may mask back up, mayor says

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines may reinstate a mask policy if cases continue to escalate, Mayor Frank Cownie warned during a City Council work session Tuesday. Iowa averaged around 505 new COVID cases per day in the last …

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Reynolds signs bill mandating that gas stations sell E15 blend

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds today signed a law requiring most Iowa gas stations to offer gasoline with higher blends of ethanol as she seeks to boost the state’s biofuels industry and tout a cheaper …

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Des Moines looking into converting Grand, Locust into two-way streets

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines will launch a study this year into how to convert Grand Avenue and Locust Street into two-way streets, city engineer Steven Naber told council members in a meeting last week. Grand …

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Court lifts injunction against new Iowa law banning school mask mandates

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A new state law that prohibits Iowa schools from requiring all students or staff to wear face masks can go into effect after a federal appeals court today lifted a temporary injunction. Two …

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Study says crop insurance costs are rising because of climate change

Iowa Public Radio: A new analysis from the Environmental Working Group finds taxpayers fronted nearly $40 billion in crop insurance premium subsidies between 2001 and 2020 across 13 states, most of which are in the Mississippi …