City of Des Moines Collects $34.5 Million From Local Option Sales Tax in FY2021
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Des Moines finished the fiscal year with nearly $34.5 million in new tax ...
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Watchdog Group Wants to Arm Iowa Property Taxpayers with Information
Iowans for Tax Relief launched ITR Local to help Iowans "start a conversation" with their local elected officials about their property ...
Iowa DOT Research and Strategies Rollout Projected to Save $2 Billion
The Des Moines Metro would be the first to benefit from research the Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting to ...
Four Counties Saw the Lion’s Share of Iowa’s Population Growth
The Des Moines Metro (Polk and Dallas counties) and Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor (Linn and Johnson counties) saw the most ...
Des Moines Now Requires Masks in City Buildings
Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders implemented a face-covering requirement in city buildings due to the increased community transmission of ...
Des Moines to Retire SmartCards for Parking Meters
SmartCards will be phased out as parking meters are replaced with pay stations. The last meters are anticipated to be ...
State Aid May Be Available for Renters at Risk of Eviction
Iowa state officials reminded renters to immediately apply for state aid through the Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance Program if ...
Protesters Arrested at Des Moines City Council Meeting
Protesters were arrested at the Des Moines City Council meeting after the council voted four to three to proceed with their ...
Iowa’s Unemployment Recovery Ranked 10th Nationally
Iowa's recovery from the massive unemployment endured during the COVID-19 pandemic is in the top-10 of the pack nationally, last week’s ...
Iowa Approves $100 Million in Provisional Funding for Sports and Entertainment Venues
The state of Iowa might provide $100 million toward capital investment projects across the state through the Iowa Reinvestment District ...
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