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After 15 months, the Des Moines City Council will resume in-person meetings Monday, but not without first implementing a number of new public health and security measures at City Hall. To start, according to a Tuesday news release, the building will close at 4 p.m. ahead of council meetings to allow for a security sweep. The building will reopen to the public at 4:30 p.m., effectively pushing back the start of council meetings to 5 p.m. Members of the public will be able to enter the building from the center doors on the east side or through doors located on the west side, which is ADA acce...

Iowa lawmakers expect to convene a special session later this year to tackle redistricting after delays in the U.S. census slowed their efforts.

Iowa lawmakers expect to convene a special session later this year to tackle redistricting after delays in the U.S. census slowed their efforts.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On Friday, April 30, Governor Reynolds signed into law HF 561  (formerly SSB1006), a bill pertaining to mechanic’s lien. The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2022. As discussed in a prior blog post, this bill was an affirmative legislative item from the Iowa State Bar Association’s (ISBA) Construction Law Section. Attorney Jodie McDougal, Vice-Chair of the ISBA Construction Law Section Council, was the initial drafter and driving force behind, the bill. In December, Jodie presented the bill to the ISBA Board of Governors fo...

The Hawk Eye The City of Burlington wants The Hawk Eye to pay nearly $700 for emails from City Manager Jim Ferneau and city councilman Matt Rinker. Included in the invoice are $300 in fees from the city's attorney to review the emails before they can be forwarded to The Hawk Eye. "The amount would need to be paid before we begin the retrieval process," Director of Adminstrative Services Stephanie Struecker told The Hawk Eye in an email with the invoice for the request. Back in 2017, The Hawk Eye received emails surrounding Ferneau's departure and his relationship with former councilman Tim S...