Participants for an upcoming Inside Out reentry simulation will learn what challenges formerly incarcerated individuals face as the reenter community. There could be obstacles obtaining a driver’s license, a Social Security card, not to mention a job, treatment and health insurance. The event is April 19. Participants must RSVP.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The signing took place during a closed-door event hosted by the Christian conservative group The Family Leader.
Shane Teslik testified Tuesday he grabbed knife and had it ready inside his apartment doorway as an argument escalated with Devonna Walker on Jan. 2, 2023. He admitted to stabbing her once after she punched him. He didn’t know where the knife struck her or the extent of injury. He just wanted to protect his family.
Also, Iowa will pay nearly $50,000 in a settlement with a reporter
Senate Democrats, who no longer have the numbers needed to reject gubernatorial nominations, opposed McKenzie Snow’s nomination over her lack of public education experience.
Iowa’s burgeoning hemp industry would be significantly regulated under a bill state lawmakers sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for a signature Tuesday.
The bill’s supporters say it is needed to close a legal loophole and help pesticide manufacturers manage the costs of weed killers, while critics say Iowans who get sick from pesticides should have legal recourse, including over labeling.
Bill, which heads next to the Senate, would merge Iowa’s treatment networks for mental health and substance use issues into a unified behavioral health system. Currently, the networks are made up of 32 regions in the state — 13 for mental health care and 19 for substance use issues.
Although Theresa Sault-Brill sought $95,000 from the university to remedy what she characterized as “significant lost wages” and “emotional distress,” she signed a $20,000 settlement March 28 and agreed not to pursue or accept any future UI employment.
A companion bill advanced in February out of a Senate subcommittee, but the chamber has not advanced it further.
Also: Sarah Corkery, a Democrat and Cedar Falls businesswoman, announced a slate of new endorsements in 2nd Congressional District race.
Facing concerns and objections from pensioners and other entities owed millions in “unsecured” claims, a bankrupt Mercy Iowa City – by means of attorneys burning through thousands by the hour – have negotiated a proposal for how to distribute the hospital’s limited resources.
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