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News Buzz: Obamacare Fix and Cholesterol Guidelines

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Iowa State Univeristy professor Matt DeLisi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about recommendations to reduce the prison population.

While support to reduce prison sentences has been growing, Iowa State University sociologist Matt DeLisi recently testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that for certain offenders this would be a mistake. 

Also, Dan Shane of the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Iowa explains this week's changes to ruleswith the Affordable Care Act, Dr. Jennifer Robinsondiscusses new guidelines regarding the treatment of high cholesterol, and reporter Clay Mastersdiscusses tensions surrounding a new regional airport inMahaska County.

 

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River