The city of Des Moines is bracing for an extremely difficult financial year.Because of rising costs and limits on property tax growth, the city council must trim the budget by more than $17 million.

Cities would be prohibited from contracting with vendors to collect speeding fines from automated traffic cameras under a ...

Cities would be prohibited from contracting with vendors to collect speeding fines from automated traffic cameras under a ...

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a western Iowa city's disputed rental inspection ... William Morris covers courts for the Des Moines Register. He can be contacted at [email protected] ...

Des Moines' city manager says cutting ... Sanders said the city is contending with legislation that limits the amount of revenue cities and counties can collect from property taxes, which makes ...

The Des Moines City Council approved a final development ... But he's eager to get something going. "I go on Google Maps sometimes and look at that intersection," he said. "It's interesting ...

Axios Visuals The city's debt reached a record of nearly $800 million last year, according to newly released state records analyzed by Axios. Why it matters: Balancing debt can play into future ...

Property taxes are expected to be a topic of discussion at the statehouse in Des Moines during the 2025 legislative ... expect to see further action that limits property tax collections by cities ...

If they live within Des Moines city limits, they can even have the tree planted on their own property. You can learn more about the Treesure Hunt and get clues about where to start your search here.

Faced with a budget deficit of $17 million, Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders is proposing shutting down Birdland Pool. Thanks to rising costs and limits placed on property taxes by the Republican ...

D-Iowa City, the Iowa Senate minority leader, responds to a question Thursday during the 2025 Iowa Capitol Press Association Legislative Preview Forum at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.