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More than 34,000 Iowans sign up for health insurance through Marketplace

As a Thursday deadline for insurance coverage by Feb. 1 approaches, 34,586 Iowans have signed up for insurance through the federal Marketplace system.This is the second open enrollment in the federal program designed to increase …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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DOT offers Urban Youth Corps grants

The Iowa Department of Transportation is asking private, nonprofit organizations and public agencies to submit applications for matching grants through the Urban Youth Corps program. The program provides transportation-related work projects and training opportunities to …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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Iowa Court of Appeals upholds ruling on Kragnes attorney fees

A three-judge panel of the Iowa Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to uphold a Polk County judge’s decision to slash by more than 50 percent the nearly $15 million in attorney fees requested in a …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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Study: Low- to middle-income families shoulder greater tax burdens than wealthy ones

The latest “Who Pays” report by the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that the effect of sales taxes and property taxes on lower-income households tilts Iowa’s overall tax system so the poorest …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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Catt Center program trains women to run for office

Officials at the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics believe that U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s election will encourage more Iowa women to run for political office. 

 

If you’re one of them, the …
By MEGAN VERHELST | Jan 14, 2015
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U.S. retail sales post largest decline in 11 months

U.S. retail sales recorded their largest decline in 11 months in December as demand fell almost across the board, which could temper expectations for a sharp acceleration in consumer spending in the fourth quarter, Reuters reported. The …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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Unemployment judge becomes third to sue state, Wahlert

In the third such case, an Iowa Workforce Development administrative law judge is suing the state and former agency director Teresa Wahlert. Susan Ackerman, who testified last summer in legislative hearings on the agency, says …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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STEM Council executive committee meets

The Executive Committee of the Governor’s STEM Council will meet by telephone at 10:30 a.m. Thursday  to take a roll call vote regarding the approval of the recommended STEM Scale-Up Programs. Access to the meeting …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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Increase in lending boosts Wells Fargo revenues

Wells Fargo & Co. said today that its profits rose slightly in the fourth quarter as it continued to lend more money and decrease the amount it set aside to cover soured loans, The New …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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BirdDog reports double-digit revenue growth

BirdDog, the Urbandale-based company that recruits and tracks applicants for construction industry jobs, experienced 53 percent growth in revenue for the 2014 fiscal year, the largest in the company’s history, according to a release on BusinessWire. As …
By BPC Staff | Jan 14, 2015
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