Coaching contracts. A casino conflict. A hungry horse. Newspapers nosedive.
The salaries of state employees are public information, and, to the surprise of some and the unsurprise of others, coaches from Iowa’s three state universities continue to be some of the highest-paid...
View ArticlePolk County’s ‘true’ homeless rate. Favorite make-out spots. And a win for...
The Des Moines City Council’s proposed ban on camping within city limits, which criminalizes encampments of the city’s homeless, has raised the ire of some citizens and has been delayed and amended...
View ArticleChurch of Hope removed from ELCA. High-price home sales. Lt. Governor Gregg...
Earlier this summer, the Evangelical Lutheran Churches Association (ELCA) and the Southeastern Iowa Synod voted to remove the West Des Moines-based Lutheran mega-church, Church of Hope, from its roster...
View ArticleMore million-dollar salaries at nonprofits. Less paid circulation for...
Nonprofit organizations are aplenty in Iowa, and the paychecks of the CEOs, presidents and other executives who manage them are often astounding. While there is little doubt about the good these...
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Merry Christmas
Twelve drummers drumming… …To the anonymous person who is giving $250,000 to match dollar-for-dollar contributions to help the Des Moines Area Religious Council feed the needy this Christmas-time. And...
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Campaign donations rise. Business Record subscriptions drop. Nearly $25...
Political campaign money flowed into the Iowa’s U.S. House of Representatives campaigns this past election season. All four of the House seats were up for grabs in Iowa’s congressional districts....
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Tourism grants total $300,000. Great Iowa Treasure Hunt returns $386,701,365....
Des Moines Police Sergeant Paul Parizek tells CITYVIEW the speed camera story is “challenging,” “long” and “complex.” And he is right. A little background: In 2011, the Des Moines Police Department...
View ArticleMore than 100 university sabbaticals. Sand for governor? Concerns over...
For the average worker, a sabbatical may be joked about as taking a long weekend, or perhaps even a week off of work, to rest, relax and recharge. For university professors, however, they are more....
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Pay attention, Iowans! Starving artists? Remote workers. Most dangerous day...
Starving artists? Maybe not. The Iowa Cultural Coalition (ICC) released a report on the state of Iowa’s creative sector, which includes nonprofit and for-profit participants ranging from museums,...
View ArticleWhy is Iowa the only state not to double in population since 1900? How have...
Iowa is the only state in the union that has not seen its population double since 1900. Don’t expect that to be part of our state’s economic development marketing campaign anytime soon, but it is true,...
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