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DES MOINES — Allowing some cities to become independent of counties, aligning public sector employee compensation and benefits with the private sector, and basing teacher compensation on student outcomes were some of the emerging recommendations discussed by the Iowa DOGE Task Force on Wednesday.

The group met as it prepares to finalize its proposals to streamline state government and reduce state spending.

After more than two months of talking with stakeholders and holding focus groups, the 15-person task force held its third of four planned meetings at a state government office building in Des Moines’ East Village. During the meeting, members presented more solidified solutions for making I

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