What’s Up in Des Moines?

• DM schools hire two new principals and hosts a virtual job fair for other positions
  DM schools hire two new principals and hosts a virtual job fair for other positions        
• Sen. Boulton: Getting through our public health crisis
  Sen. Boulton: Getting through our public health crisis        
• Volunteer: United Way shares these volunteer needs
  Volunteer: United Way shares these volunteer needs       
• DMACC celebrates Automotive Technology signing day
  DMACC celebrates Automotive Technology signing day        
• WDM student earns DMACC scholarship
  WDM student earns DMACC scholarship        
• Metro Waste Authority closes hazardous waste drop-off and expands house-side collection
  Metro Waste Authority closes hazardous waste drop-off and expands house-side collection       
• All Iowa Auto Show begins after 2019 dip in new car registrations
  The Iowa Automobile Dealers Association reports that 130,248 new vehicles were registered in Iowa in 2019.        
• Drake program Next Course connects extra food from dining hall to area shelters
  "Food is something that connects us all," Ashly Frazier said, adding that through Next Course, Drake is able to give back to the community around it.        
• Petersen: Two bills increase access to health care in rural Iowa
  State Sen. Janet Petersen represents northwest Des Moines.        
• Boulton: Opportunities, not barriers, needed for Iowa's working poor
  State Sen. Nate Boulton represents east Des Moines and Pleasant Hill.        
• Schneider: Iowa makes changes to SNAP program after $2 million fine
  State Sen. Charles Schneider represents District 22, which includes portions of Clive, Waukee, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights.        
• Three more houses move from Drake neighborhood to Sherman Hill
  The move began at 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to fliers distributed to residents.