Union says Polk County schools face a teacher exodus. Would a property tax for higher pay help?
The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...
Should Polk County supervisors get yet another raise amid double-pay controversy?
Polk County supervisors get raises almost every year. Are they due yet another as two new supervisors keep their full-time ...
Polk County to open a welcome center for immigrants and refugees
Polk County is renovating a Des Moines building to create a welcome center and resource hub for immigrants and refugees, ...
Think property taxes are too high? Other homeownership costs have grown more. Here's how
Iowa lawmakers want to cut Iowa property taxes. But a look at one Des Moines man's example shows other factors are making it ...
Elected officials in Jasper County see salaries increase by about 3-5%
Elected officials in Jasper County will be seeing a pay raise by the next fiscal year. Like in years past the board of supervisors used the recommendations from the compensation board as a foundation.
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Former Hernando County Sheriff’s Deputy, FOP Treasurer Under Investigation For Misuse Of Funds
who served as the organization's treasurer. Following an internal review, the FOP formally requested a criminal investigation on November 14th. READ: Polk County Sheriff Announces Arrests In ...
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Hernando deputy quits after being accused of stealing money from police organization
He is also no longer the treasurer of FOP. READ: Polk County gang members busted in large-scale check fraud conspiracy: ‘We flushed the Trap Boys’ "Despite Nichols having a career marked with ...
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Challenges, opportunities of changes in Iowa’s property tax system
Local governments, developers and the business community are watching to see how changes in the state’s property tax system ...
Salem City Council opts for cheaper levy option to send to voters to fund library, parks
Salem City Council on Monday opted for a less costly local option levy to send to voters in May that would fund parks, the ...
NIH funding cap threatens medical research at Florida universities
The announcement that the National Institutes of Health will cap funding for medical research has researchers fearful that their work will be decimated, NPR reports. The move could cost institutions ...