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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is hosting its Introduction to Planning and Zoning for Local Officials workshops. These three-hour-long workshops cover…
The Iowa Energy Office is set to receive $1.2 million of federally allocated funding for the development of the Energy Efficiency and…
The League hosted a webinar on the infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on March 1. Here is the recording, https://youtu.be/fYdid0ap4nk. If you…
The League will conduct a webinar on the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)/ARPA grant compliance reporting on April 5 from 2…
Registration has opened for the 2023 Iowa Rural Summit, which will occur April 11-12 at the Gateway Conference Center in Ames. Hosted by the…
Cities that participated in the 2021 national opioid settlement agreements are now eligible to join five new national opioid settlements with CVS,…
The Iowa League will conduct a webinar on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law…
The Iowa Mayors Association is hosting a six-part, 24-hour course (in-person, virtual and self-paced training) to prepare Iowa mayors and city staff…
On January 18, Erin Mullenix, research director for the League, covered the business property tax partial rollback reduction that passed in the…
The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2023 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for…
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