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Parents face grueling $855 fines if their kids play in the street under bombshell new law in city
A NEW law in one US city has parents facing hefty fines if their kids play in the streets. City officials hope that the new law will keep both kids and streets safer. In Waukee, Iowa, city officials passed an ordinance in September to fine parents that allow their children to play in the streets.
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Department of Education gives $8.5 million to Iowa charter schools to expand programming
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Education is awarding $8.5 million in grant funds to eight Iowa charter schools to expand programming. Great Oaks Charter School in Des Moines is getting over $500,000 to expand its offerings. TJ Jumper, Great Oaks Director, said this will allow them to include a business program, career […]
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Des Moines Breaks Ground on 6 Affordable Homes in River Bend, 27 Years in Waiting
A patch of land on Seventh Street that Urban Dreams has owned since 1999 is finally getting the affordable homes the organization always planned for it. Construction began this week on a six-unit development at 1411 Seventh St. in Des Moines’ River Bend neighborhood, a $1.9 million project aimed at working individuals and families priced out of the local housing market.