City Of Des Moines
Recent News About City Of Des Moines
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35 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Des Moines
35 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Des Moines in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau reports Des Moines population was 215,408 in 2020
Des Moines had a population of 215,408 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Des Moines Sun.
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Census Bureau: 5.3% of people in Des Moines identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 215,408 citizens living in Des Moines in 2020, 94.7 percent said they were only one race, while 5.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 76 percent of people in Des Moines were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 215,408 citizens living in Des Moines in 2020, 163,769 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission awarded Emmy for documentary
The Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission was awarded the 2020 Governor’s Emmy Award, according to the city’s website.
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Des Moines Parks and Recreation comprehensive plan receives high honors
LiveDSM, Des Moines Parks and Recreation's comprehensive plan, has been awarded the Advancing Diversity and Social Change Award Award from the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Honor Award (Planning and Analysis category) from the Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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Des Moines derecho cleanup continues, residents ask to report unaddressed tree damage
Over two months after the derecho devastated much of central Iowa, as well as Des Moines, cleanup efforts from the various departments involved is continuing, according to an Oct. 14 press release from the City of Des Moines.
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Des Moines partnership provides more than 50,000 meals to families, residents in need
Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS) and the City of Des Moines, along with local restaurants and caterers, gave away more than 50,000 meals to families and residents in need, according to a city-issued news release.
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Iowa CCI wants alleged 'secret' letter sent to city council to be released to public
An alleged letter that was "hand-delivered in secret" to the Des Moines City Council from the local police union is being asked to be released by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) members.
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Des Moines raises $38.1 million in tax revenue
Last year, the City of Des Moines instituted a one cent sales tax increase that raised $38.1 million, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said tax revenue will decline in the next year.
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Masks become mandatory in Des Moines amid COVID-19 spread
Des Moines residents should remember to wear a face mask when they venture outside the house following the signing of an emergency proclamation by Mayor Frank Cownie, making them mandatory.
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Des Moines brings in $38 million through Local Option Sales & Service Tax
Figures from the Local Option Sales & Service Tax were released in Des Moines this week and showed the city received $38 million in revenue, which was to be expected during the first year.
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Cownie fights to slow COVID-19 spread with updated health proclamation
Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie made an amendment to his emergency health proclamation in response to increased community spread of COVID-19 in Polk County and the capital city.
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Des Moines promotes first Black female police captain
Lillie Miller, a woman with over two decades of service in the Des Moines Police Department, recently made history as she became the city’s first Black woman to be promoted to the rank of captain.
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2020 Inclusion Award to include recognition of COVID-19, Black Lives Matter responses
The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 2020 Inclusion Award nominations will include evaluations of how organizations demonstrated diversity, equity and inclusion in their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Des Moines passes relief package for small businesses
About 140 local small businesses that have been affected by COVID-19 in Des Moines will be receiving $3,500 to $10,000 over the next two weeks as part of a relief package passed by the Des Moines City Council and Mayor T.M. Franklin Cownie.
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Des Moines plans to pave 40,000 feet of new sidewalk by late 2021
In the latest installment of the City of Des Moines’ 20-year Neighborhood Sidewalk Program, the city plans to pave just under 7.6 miles of sidewalk across the city.
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Des Moines to reintroduce public events
The City of Des Moines has begun allowing public events to be held with the condition that organizers obtain the proper permit.
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Downtown Des Moines development still on, COVID-19 or not
COVID-19 may have wrecked many parts of the national and local economy, but it hasn’t slowed down a proposed $750 million redevelopment project in downtown Des Moines, the Business Record reported.
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Des Moines serves up outside dining to help area restaurants during COVID-19
The Des Moines City Council passed an initiative titled “Dine Out Des Moines" on June 11 to give local restaurants hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic business closures more options to survive.