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Bird flu, a major threat to poultry industry, found in Iowa backyard poultry flock

Des Moines Register: Bird flu has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in western Iowa, state and federal agriculture departments said today. The positive case of the deadly avian disease was found in Pottawattamie County, …

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Iowa park rangers file grievance over DNR evictions

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa state park rangers facing eviction by the Department of Natural Resources have filed a grievance claiming the state is unilaterally changing the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. The DNR decided in …

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Polk County supervisors reject first redistricting map

Des Moines Register: With time fast running out before candidates for supervisor races need to file the necessary paperwork to get on the ballot, Polk County supervisors voted today to reject a redistricting map that would …

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Auditor: Reynolds must return $450,000 in COVID funds

Associated Press: Iowa’s state auditor has again called for Gov. Kim Reynolds to return nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds that were used to pay for 21 governor’s office staff members for three months in …

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Reynolds signs 3.9% flat tax into law in conservative realignment of Iowa’s tax system

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds today signed into law a major realignment of Iowa’s tax system, achieving one of her top legislative priorities in time for a national speech introducing herself to a conservative audience. …

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Behavioral problems rise after D.M. schools drop police officers

Axios Des Moines: Student behavioral problems at Des Moines schools have reached a fever pitch this year, staff, parents and police told Axios in interviews over the last month. Des Moines Public Schools is one of …

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Iowa sports equipment and apparel company joins new national brand

The Graphic Edge, a Caroll-based sports equipment and apparel company, recently joined a new national brand, Game One. The Graphic Edge is combining under the brand with seven other legacy companies, the company said in a release. …

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Des Moines Bridgestone plant cancels shifts amid cyberattack

Des Moines Register: Managers at the Bridgestone-Firestone tire factory just north of Des Moines sent workers home Sunday after learning that hackers may have compromised the international corporation’s data systems. Emily Weaver, director of communications for …

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Hedge fund loses lawsuit in Lee Enterprises takeover fight

Associated Press: A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at next month’s annual meeting despite the objections of a …

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3.9% flat income tax result of Iowa GOP leaders’ negotiations

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Most Iowa workers would pay a flat 3.9% state income tax — a large reduction for the state’s highest wage earners and a modest decrease for low-income workers — under a new proposal …