Advocates hope the governor’s plan to combine mental health and substance use treatment networks will improve access for Iowans. But some worry that until other funding issues are addressed — like low Medicaid reimbursement rates — “We're just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”
Despite worries that the transformation of the historic Marion Methodist Church into Belltower Lofts apartments would worsen Uptown parking, the Marion City Council unanimously approved the site plan for the project this week.
Anna Banowsky is a graduate student at University of Iowa
Rep. Ashley Hinson’s office had a “significant number of young people” call their office on Thursday, a spokesperson said, and “most sounded like they were in middle school.”
Political reporters from across Iowa talk about this week in politics.
Proposal to increase penalties for non-consensual termination of a pregnancy could have chilling impact on in vitro fertilization, Democrats argued
The bill also creates a new state crime of human smuggling for undocumented immigrants.
State Republican lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would dismantle citizen review boards that probe alleged police misconduct like those established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville, University Heights and Dubuque.
Proposal now goes to the Senate, which has another plan
Also, the Iowa House gave unanimous approval to a proposal placing constraints on the practice of civil asset forfeiture by law enforcement
The governor’s endorsement comes after she supported Ron DeSantis in Iowa’s GOP caucuses.
Also, House rejects a bill related to topsoil and stormwater enforcement at construction projects
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