The U.S. Department of Justice issued a strong condemnation Wednesday of the way Iowa treats people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, telling the state it must find ways to care for the disabled people in community settings and not in institutions.
The Dubuque center has required it employees to wear personal protective equipment at work since March 2020.
Monday, States Newsroom announced plans to nearly double its presence -- which already includes Iowa -- from its current 25 states to about 40 over the next two and a half years.
The books that have come under fire vary, but they typically feature characters or authors who are lesbian, gay, transgender or queer, and typically the person demanding the book be removed takes issue with passages that describe sexual acts.
This week on the podcast, state legislators on the move, some city-level politics, and a Congresswoman on the march against Communism.
Big state surplus has them pushing reform, but others urge caution
While declines for the first time since the 2011-12 school year occurred across most grade levels, the largest drops were in preschool and kindergarten enrollment
The $110 million in water quality funding is just a fraction of the $5 billion Iowa is expected to receive through the bipartisan infrastructure package.
Next year will end a chapter in the state's gambling history when an Iowa dog track hosts the last live greyhound race in Dubuque.
Army Guard members have until June 30 to comply
Project to test evidence has led to four criminal cases in Iowa so far, authorities say
Training must be completed in order for them to receive public funds as payment
While some lawmakers have resisted the prohibition on the grounds it’s a personal freedom issue, Stephan Bayens, commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, said public safety benefits trump the individual rights concern.
Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens says: “We just can’t continue to expect our folks to just bury the hurt and the trauma and the stress that they see every day and just go about their day and be good moms and dads or husbands or daughters or whatever it is. ”
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