DES MOINES, IOWA (March 29, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the absentee ballot request period for the June 7 primary election is now open. Voters wishing to cast their ballot through the mail can submit their request for an absentee ballot beginning today. Iowa law allows a seventy-day request-period for absentee ballots.

County auditors can begin mailing absentee ballots twenty days ahead of Election Day, which will be Wednesday, May 18.

Theatre professor Vanessa Campagna (foreground) helps The Spoon River Project cast-members with their choreography during a recent rehearsal. Campagna and department colleague Doug Rankin are lending their talents to the production, which is being directed by Todd Quick

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2022) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its first-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2022. The report measures member expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above fifty, sentiment is positive. The first-quarter survey's overall economic outlook index is 65.78. The solid results project confidence for the seventh quarter in a row.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2022) — Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2022 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa.

2022 Paint Awards

COMMUNITY; ORGANIZATION NAME; LIST AREAS TO BE PAINTED; NAME OF PERSON SUBMITTING

Afton; Afton Development Corporation; Houses/Commercial Buildings; Mary Hill