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DMACC moves ahead with new facilities planning for dental, diesel ...
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Seeping groundwater. Cracked and bowing walls. Outdated equipment and facilities never meant to be utilized for so long. Des Moines Area Community College Board of Trustees members saw these first-hand Monday while touring buildings on the Ankeny campus slated for possible renovation or demolition under …
What bills survived Iowa’s second funnel deadline? Several …
WEBApr 2, 2021 · Lawmakers have already passed some legislative priorities. But bills on many key issues, like policing, guns and childcare, have yet to become law.
Libertarian Marco Battaglia blasts efforts to take him off ballots in ...
WEBAug 11, 2024 · Libertarian candidate for the 3rd District Marco Battaglia blasted Republican Party officials who are challenging his right to be on the November ballot in a speech to the Iowa State Fair crowd (Photo by Jack O’Connor/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
State lifts prescription requirement for wheelchair repair through ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · While the prescription and face-to-face visit requirements were lifted, wheelchair users on the state Medicaid program still need prior authorizations for equipment repairs — pre-approval from the managed care organization (MCO) or private insurer that is providing Medicaid coverage. This process can also take several weeks, Turek said ...
Iowa church sues Texas church in federal court over 'child predator ...
WEBSep 15, 2022 · Iowa’s largest predominantly African American church is suing a Texas church for allegedly libelous claims about the marriage of a 63-year-old bishop to a woman in her late teens. The lawsuit pits Iowa’s Christ Apostolic Temple, and its leader, Bishop Dwight Reed, against Texas’ Kingdom Church and one of its leaders, Demetrius Sinegal.
Political partisanship is increasing in Iowa
WEBAug 16, 2024 · In IA-3, Republicans are 37.7% of active registered voters, Democrats are 33.2%, and No Party is 28.3% (and Libertarians again 0.6%). Clearly, tracking changes in the country, the increasing polarization we see there extends now to Iowa. Independent or No Party affiliation in Iowa is losing out to partisan affiliation.
Grassley leads in Iowa Poll by 8 points, lowest margin in decades
WEBJul 16, 2022 · U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has an 8-point lead on his Democratic opponent, retired Navy Adm. Michael Franken, in the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.. The poll, conducted July 10-13 by Selzer & Co., found 47% of likely Iowa voters would vote for the longtime Republican senator if the election was held the day they were asked, while 39% said they would vote for Franken.
Iowa birds account for 43% of avian flu victims
WEBMar 28, 2022 · The number of commercial and backyard detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Iowa this year is less than a 10th of the nation’s total, yet the state accounts for about 43% of the total birds affected, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. That’s because Iowa’s infected flocks …
Four Iowa care facilities added to federal watchlist of nursing homes
WEBNov 29, 2023 · The four Iowa homes added to the list since July are: Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff; Harmony West Des Moines; the Ivy at Davenport; and Westwood Specialty Care in Sioux City. The four join six other Iowa facilities long considered eligible for special-focus status and increased oversight by regulators: Aspire of Gowrie, which ...
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