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UnityPoint battles Central Iowa’s largest physician group over proposed new lab

Iowa Capital Dispatch: One of Iowa’s largest health care providers is going to court in an effort to block the creation of two new cardiac catheterization labs it says are unnecessary. UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, which owns …

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Amtrak expansion seen as another sign that passenger rail will reach D.M. … eventually

Amtrak’s California Zephyr is seen in this image from the company’s website as it travels across the U.S. The train is one of two Amtrak trains that pass through Iowa. Amtrak recently announced plans to …

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Iowa mobile home tenants unlikely to get more legal protections, lawmakers say

Des Moines Register: Efforts to give mobile home park residents more notice of rent increases and several other protections have hit a roadblock in the form of the industry lobby once again this year, Iowa lawmakers …

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Milken report shows D.M. drops on list of best-performing cities

Des Moines had the fifth-steepest decline in the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities list, in part because of slow wage growth in high-tech industries, an author of the report said.

The report, “Best-Performing Cities 2021: Foundation for …

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Iowa joins lawsuit against Biden administration over relief money and tax cuts

Associated Press/Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa joined 12 other states Wednesday in suing President Joe Biden’s administration over a rule in the federal stimulus act that bars states from using relief money to offset tax cuts. The …

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Iowa accepting applications for rent, utility, mortgage assistance

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Finance Authority opened applications this week for the Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance Program, which will give $195 million of federal stimulus funding to those struggling to pay rent or utility …

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Farmers ready to put 2020 behind them

Photo contributed by Iowa Corn Growers Association

Iowa farmers are waiting to start the “dance” this spring after a year of uncertainty brought on by drought, the coronavirus pandemic, trade worries and the derecho that …

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Iowa income tax filing deadline pushed to June 1; those who got unemployment get break

Des Moines Register: Iowans will not have to file their individual state income taxes until June 1, and many will not need to pay taxes on unemployment insurance benefits they received last year. Iowa Department of …

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Iowa GDP grows 6.3% in Q4, but remains lower for the year as pandemic’s effects continue

Iowa’s gross domestic product leveled off in the fourth quarter of 2020 after seeing big gains in the months before as the state continued its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

According to a report issued …

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Iowa’s 515, 319 area codes slated for switch to 10-digit dialing for local calls

Des Moines Register: Ten-digit dialing is coming to Iowa. Under a new Federal Communications Commission rule, people who live in the 515 (Des Moines) and 319 (Iowa City, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo) area codes will have …