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Invasive jumping worms now found in at least 11 Iowa counties

Des Moines Register: An invasive earthworm native to east Asia that was discovered in Iowa in 2018 has now spread to at least 11 counties. Officials in Dubuque and Muscatine counties were the first to report …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2022
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Drought expected to expand throughout Iowa this summer

Iowa Public Radio: Drought conditions are forecast to expand throughout the state this summer. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration predicts dry conditions will continue for western Iowa and expand eastward, affecting the majority of the state. …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2022
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Des Moines residents need to make more money to buy a home

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines locals have to earn 30% more than a year ago to afford the region’s median-value home, per the latest analysis by real estate company Redfin. The income needed to afford a …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2022
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Surging Ankeny displaces West Des Moines as largest metro suburb

Des Moines Register: Ankeny is now Des Moines’ biggest suburb, the latest U.S. Census Bureau data shows. Long one of the country’s fastest-growing cities, Ankeny added another 2,400 residents from April 2020 to July 2021, according …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2022
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Iowa lawmakers OK deer hunting with semi-automatic rifles

Associated Press: Deer hunters would be able to use semi-automatic rifles during a newly created antlerless season in January under a bill approved by lawmakers Tuesday and sent to the governor. The measure given final approval …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2022
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Stanley Black & Decker buys Cedar Rapids startup MSuite

Corridor Business Journal: MSuite, a Cedar Rapids-based construction technology startup, was acquired by Stanley Black & Decker, a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware, the company announced May 13. MSuite connects building information …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2022
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LGBTQ students tossed from Iowa Capitol after bathroom conflict file discrimination suit

Des Moines Register: They went to the Iowa Capitol to lobby for better protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. The way they were treated there, they say, is proof that the state has a …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2022
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Iowa banks’ net income dips 17% as institutions increase reserves

Iowa banks increased their loan and deposit activity in the first quarter of 2022, but net income dipped compared with the year-ago quarter as a result of increased expense provisions for potential future loan losses, …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2022
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Des Moines-based LifeServe sends blood supplies to Texas after deadly school shooting

Des Moines Register: LifeServe Blood Center in Des Moines is sending blood products to Texas following a deadly mass shooting at an elementary school. The rampage in Uvalde, Texas, left at least 19 children and two …
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2022
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Iowa Legislature adjourns session marked by tax cuts and roadblocks on education

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Legislature has adjourned its 2022 session, one where Republicans rallied around priorities like a $1.9 billion tax cut, cuts to unemployment benefits and restrictions on transgender athletes. The session’s final weeks …
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2022