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266 days ago Deere & Co., the Moline-based farm-equipment maker currently riding the crest of a farm-sector boom, said Thursday that it will spend $90 million to expand manufacturing capacity at its Waterloo, Iowa tractor plant. read more...
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266 days ago DES MOINES — The Iowa Senate approved a broad statewide smoking ban Wednesday, withstanding several attempts to riddle the legislation with loopholes for bars, casinos and veterans’ facilities.
Members voted 29-21 to implement the ban, which advocates said will protect nearly every Iowa worker from second-hand smoke. read more...
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266 days ago
Under plans announced Thursday by the Iowa Attorney General and Iowa Finance Authority, $500,000 in federal funds will be allocated to a West Des Moines mediation company that has so far fielded 8,000 calls from homeowners concerned about their loans.
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380 days ago A little more than 1 percent of registered voters in Des Moines had cast ballots as of 10 a.m. tin today's municipal elections. read more...
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385 days ago The Register takes full credit for reversing this. Nice...
"Administrators announced Wednesday that they were backing off a policy of charging sales tax on pumpkins intended for use as jack-o'-lanterns.
The decision came after The Des Moines Register reported the state's claim that the big orange gourds did not qualify for the food exemption because they generally are used for decoration." read more...
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385 days ago Gillen's son and an acquaintance, 17-year-old Michael Creger of Evansdale, were arrested Monday when they allegedly showed up at a convenience store to trade their captive back to his relatives for cash. read more...
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385 days ago A woman who doesn't want her breast milk to go to waste has taken out a newspaper ad in hopes of selling it.
22-year-old Martha Heller of Tiffin, took out the ad in The Gazette, offering 100 ounces of her breast milk for $200 or the best offer. read more...
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388 days ago DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Religious leaders in Des Moines say a Polk County judge's decision to strike down a state law banning same-sex marriage is more than a political battle, it's also a spiritual battle.
Over 1,000 people attended a prayer rally yesterday at a church to urge the Iowa Supreme Court to rule against the judge. read more...
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