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Warren County supervisors backpaddle from regional water trails project, citing costs

Des Moines Register: The long-awaited Central Iowa Water Trails project is at risk of losing a major partner. Warren County officials are concerned the maintenance costs for the trail are too high to justify the return …

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University of Iowa President Harreld to leave earlier than expected

Cedar Rapids Gazette: University of Iowa Graduate College Dean John Keller was named Thursday as the interim president of the campus when Bruce Harreld retires May 16 — an about-face from what Harreld told regents last …

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Polk County supervisor: HR director’s firing politically motivated

Axios Des Moines: Polk County’s human resources director was fired for his handling of an alleged sexual harassment claim against supervisor Matt McCoy, as first reported this week by CityView. McCoy told Axios on Thursday that …

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Iowa unemployment claim filings continue downward trend

The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims last week fell to 43,663, the lowest it has been since the week of Dec. 12 when 44,644 claims were filed, newly released data from Iowa Workforce …

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Iowa House passes bill easing creation of charter schools, after contentious debate

Des Moines Register: After a chaotic night of debate interrupted by an emergency committee meeting and an unsuccessful call for a public hearing, the Iowa House voted early this morning to create a new method of …

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Rising just 100 miles from Adventureland: A rival for the Iowa theme park crown

Des Moines Register: Come the summer of 2022, the Des Moines metro’s Adventureland Park is going to get some competition. It’s taking shape on a stretch of former farmland on the outskirts of Waterloo. Lost Island …

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Toyota Financial Services to close C.R. customer service center that employs 600

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Toyota Financial Services will close its Cedar Rapids customer service center that employs 600 people within the next two years, a spokesman said. Toyota will consolidate its customer service centers from six to …

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Hart pushes election challenge while some House Democrats balk at overturning race

Cedar Rapids Gazette: While moderate and vulnerable U.S. House Democrats express reservations over the prospect of reversing a state-certified election, Democrat Rita Hart’s campaign has renewed its call for all lawful ballots to be counted as …

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Dew Tour summer competition and Olympic qualifying event bigflips into the new Lauridsen Skatepark

A digital rendering of the Lauridsen Skatepark, the site of the 2021 Dew Tour competition and Olympic trials. Image provided by Dew Tour.

The new Lauridsen Skatepark on the downtown Des Moines riverfront will host the …

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Food stamp benefits increase for six months

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With a Des Moines food bank as his backdrop, Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, announced Monday that federal benefits for people on SNAP — food stamps — will increase …