Iowa Senate Republicans are proposing $52 million in budget cuts for the current state fiscal year that will hit hardest the budgets at state universities and community colleges, the state's justice system, and human services. State officials immediately responded Thursday with dire [...]
CEDAR FALLS — Representatives of Cedar Valley public school boards are voicing opposition to possible legislation providing state funds for private educational options. The Cedar Falls Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a resolution opposing “structural [...]
Republicans question Gov. Reynolds' plan to cut $10 million from Medicaid Barbara Rodriguez, Associated Press Published 12:39 p.m. CT Jan. 21, 2018 Iowa Republicans have started wading through the hard realities of mid-year budget cuts, [...]
Care Denied: How Iowa’s Medicaid maze is trapping sick and elderly patients in endless appeals Des Moines Register Special Ann Carrigan needs a special wheelchair to prevent her from choking. The 70-year-old Spencer, Iowa, woman [...]
10 issues likely on the agenda in the 2018 Iowa Legislature William Petroski, bpetrosk@dmreg.comPublished 2:00 p.m. CT Jan. 6, 2018 State lawmakers face numerous challenges for the session that begins Jan. 8, 2018. Wochit Debate is brewing [...]
Good riddance, AmeriHealth: One private Medicaid insurer down, two to go The Register's editorialPublished 2:54 p.m. CT Nov. 13, 2017 AmeriHealth exit is yet another reminder of the widespread disruption caused by privatizing Medicaid Goodbye, [...]
At Iowa DHS, staffing has dropped while caseloads have risen Brianne Pfannenstiel,bpfannenst@dmreg.com Published 7:00 p.m. CT Oct. 26, 2017 | Updated 7:15 p.m. CT Oct. 26, 2017 The number of front-line child abuse staffers at Iowa’s Department of Human [...]
Iowa GOP creating a friendly workplace, for lawyers So we the taxpayers are officially paying the $1.75 million bill to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit leveled against Republicans who run the Iowa Senate. This past [...]
While the state’s fiscal year ended back in June, lawmakers are still waiting to see if Gov. Reynolds will be forced to call us back into a special session to finally close the books on [...]
Barbara Rodriguez, Associated PressPublished 10:52 a.m. CT Sept. 10, 2017 An unusual attempt by Iowa to work with another state to transport medical marijuana oil across state lines is on hold amid legal concerns it could invite [...]