As part of the federal health care bill passed last week, there will be a 10 percent tax on indoor tanning starting July 1 and owners of salons such as Siren Tan in West Des Moines aren’t happy. The plan is to raise $2.7 billion during the next 10 years. Read the full story at www.kcci.com. Warren May has been named national vice president of individual life insurance sales for Principal Financial Group Inc. May will be responsible for enhancing the growth strategy of individual life insurance brokers, leading and expanding the wholesale team and partnering with other across the individual life business. He joins Principal with more than 33 years of insurance and financial services experience and was president of Lincoln Financial Distribution. Read more. The Polk County Housing Trust Fund will hold a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 8 featuring Chris Gardner, who is best known for his memoirs “The Pursuit of Happyness,” which was made into a hit movie starring Will Smith. The deadline to register for the event is Thursday. The event will be held at The Meadows at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. To register, e-mail cduncan@pchtf.org. Anawim Housing is inviting the general public to join them for a special farewell party in honor of Sister Stella Neill, who co-founded Anawim Housing in 1987, from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Polk County Senior Center, 2008 Forest Ave., Des Moines. For more information, e-mail mmilligan@anawimhousing.org. Leah Schomburg has been named publisher of a new magazine titled MD News Des Moines, a national physician practice management magazine that will also include specific content tailored for the Central Iowa market. The magazine will be mailed directly to about 3,000 physicians and health care administrators in the state. To learn more about the new magazine, go to http://desmoines.mdnews.com.