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Des Moines Budweiser distributor fined for illegal sponsorship at Drake

Des Moines Register: Doll Distributing, a Des Moines beer wholesaler that sells Budweiser products, has been fined $225,000 for an illegal beer sponsorship with Drake University Athletics. The company had a $49,500 contract with Drake University …

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Auto dealers propose generic license plates with no county name listed

Radio Iowa: A Senate committee may soon debate the concept of leaving the county name off the bottom of some Iowa license plates. Iowa is one of five states that have county names listed on the …

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Alden hedge fund appeals to investors in news publisher Lee

Associated Press: The Alden Global Capital hedge fund is sending its own appeal to shareholders of newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises as part of its campaign to acquire the company. The New York-based hedge fund, which is …

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Court: Mask rule OK at Iowa schools with disabled students

Associated Press: A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the state of Iowa to enforce a law that prevents local schools from imposing mask mandates, except for schools attended by students whose disabilities make them more vulnerable …

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Gov. Kim Reynolds renews effort to require higher ethanol blends at Iowa pumps

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds is trying again to require gas stations to offer gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, after a more wide-reaching proposal last year fell victim to fights between fuel retailers, transportation …

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Iowa’s soil in the right-of-way of Dakota Access Pipeline still recovering

Axios Des Moines: Iowa’s soil in the right-of-way of the Dakota Access Pipeline is still recovering roughly six years after the project was installed. Three companies are proposing new pipeline projects that would cross Iowa …

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Iowa GOP lawmakers want to eliminate retirement income tax

Associated Press: Iowa House Republicans on Monday proposed eliminating retirement income taxes. State revenue experts estimated eliminating retiree benefits from income tax would cost the state about $2 billion in the first six years. The proposal is …

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Lee Enterprises asks investors to help fight off hedge fund

Associated Press: Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is asking its shareholders to help it fight off a hostile takeover offer from “vulture hedge fund” Alden Global Capital. The publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Buffalo News …

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Hormel to expand production in Dubuque, creating 38 new jobs

bizTimes.biz: A food manufacturer plans a $43 million investment in its Dubuque plant and the creation of 38 more jobs. Progressive Processing, LLC, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp., intends to remodel its Dubuque facility and …

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Proposed changes to Des Moines City Council rules would limit actions by council members

Des Moines Register: It could become harder for Des Moines City Council members to individually propose changes and more difficult for residents to force the council to address issues under new rules the council will consider …