Lawmaker seeks Attorney General Tom Miller’s opinion on whether Regents’ action was legal.
Traffic studies don’t yet warrant signals, but the West Des Moines City Council believes growth will change that.
If commercial property tax reform is adopted by the Legislature, West Des Moines faces a potential $9 million revenue shortfall.
Three-term senator says she's the electable conservative choice to represent the growing western suburbs of Des Moines.
A common theme among business leaders is that the cost of doing business is increasing dramatically.
Lawmaker says it’s the Legislature’s job to give local officials the resources and education necessary to understand and follow the law.
West Des Moines leaders say they'll have to raise residential taxes, cut services, or both if a commercial property tax proposal goes through the legislature.
Senator says measures aimed at putting more Iowans back to work, removing growth barriers, lowering Iowans’ taxes and streamlining government died because Senate Democrats failure to take action.
Iowa received a “D” for its efforts to protect children in non-partisan review of sex trafficking laws.
House Republicans favor spending increase, less than the governor and Senate Democrat favor.
Darryl Eschete, who led the Chippewa Falls, WI, library since 2010, will start his new job in West Des Moines on April 16.
Without action, homeowners would bear the majority of that $2.5 billion burden.
One idea is to require state government printers be set on "duplex setting" to print on both sides of paper when appropriate.
A property-tax reform plan passed out of the House Ways and Means Committee requires the state pick up 12.5 percent of school funding currently paid by local property taxes.
Ward also clears up confusion over re-election plans; she resigned her District 30 seat, but will seek re-election in the newly created District 22.
Social promotions are a disservice to children; studies show 88 percent of deficient third-grade readers drop out before they earn diplomas.
Proposed legislation would add new penalties for using the Internet to lure, entice or “purchase” a minor.
In public meetings, the City Council will decide Val-Gate District standards, while the Board of Adjustment continues discussion about whether to allow a towing business in the Valley Junction residential area.
Employee Stock Ownership Plans are one mechanism to make sure jobs stay in Iowa.
A simple election change merging school and municipal elections would save money, likely increase participation.
Government Oversight Committee grapples with whether cities should use TIF funding to compete directly with private business or to poach existing businesses from nearby communities.
Regional management structure for mental health service delivery will better use scarce resources.
As lawmakers tackle property tax reform, their problem will be a resolution that is fair to all sides.
Supporters say Obama succinctly made his case for re-election, no matter who the fractured Republicans end up nominating.
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The City Council declined a Friends of the Val Air request to exempt the historic ballroom from a sound ordinance strengthened in response to complaints about bass frequencies.
Property-tax reform discussions highlight busy week in the Iowa House.
Late Friday night, the Iowa Republican Party, criticized by Rick Santorum's supporters for not declaring him the outright winner of the Caucuses, did just that. The candidates are in South Carolina today for that state's primary.
The state GOP has certified that results changed in 131 Iowa precincts from Caucus night and missing ballots in eight precincts weren't counted. Some are upset by how the finish was managed, while others defend that human error is to be expected.
The ding against the Iowa Caucus process may have some staying power, some party activists fear.
Cities and counties like the economic development tool called TIF, but critics argue that it puts private industry in competition with governments for development and pits local governments against each other.
An emergency parking ban for snow removal will remain in effect until 5 p.m. Wednesday, West Des Moines officials said.
As with other issues such as property-tax reform, the trick will be to avoid unintended consequences.
Writer says privatizing the poor will eventually rip apart the moral ties of our country.
About half of banks closed, city of West Des Moines offices will be open.
As West Des Moines waits for winter to settle in, city officials are eying savings in snow removal costs.
Sewer project assisting economic development efforts in West Des Moines and Waukee may come quicker, but probably not cheaper.
A Waterbury Neighborhood resident compares Val Air's request for exemption to the sound ordinance to a polluter asking to be exempt from clean air and water regulations.
Public meetings are in full swing, and teens have a change to influence library programming and the collection for young adults.
More than 1,000 signatures have been gathered on a petition to be presented Monday to West Des Moines City Council, along with a plea for the "vocal minority to adjust and adapt."