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An overhaul of Iowa’s mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds is pending in the Iowa Legislature, and health officials and lawmakers say they are hopeful the changes will break down regional boundaries in services and funding to make it easier for Iowans to get help.
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Reynolds’ 80-page bill, introduced to the legislature in February, lays out a plan to reshape mental health and substance use treatment services offered in Iowa.
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The Iowa Senate has weighed in on changes to the state’s Area Education Agencies with a bill that would put local school districts in charge of almost all of the state funding for AEA services.
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The Iowa House of Representatives unanimously passed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill Monday to strengthen enforcement of limits on foreign ownership of farmland, sending it to her desk for her signature.
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Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives voted Monday to repeal a law that requires state and local boards and commissions to have an equal—or nearly equal—number of men and women, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for her signature.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to extend Medicaid pregnancy coverage from 60 days postpartum to a year after giving birth passed in the Senate Monday. Her bill would also lower the program’s income limit so fewer pregnant Iowans and infants would qualify for Medicaid, keeping government costs from significantly increasing.
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Iowa lawmakers just passed their first funnel deadline of the 2024 legislative session.
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Political scientists offer context and analysis of the week's political headlines, including the House impeachment of the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, the special election in New York, Senate advancement of military aid packages and more.
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Calling on President Biden to enforce current immigration policies, Governor Reynolds has dismissed the need for new immigration law.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill that would define “man” and “woman” based on a person’s sex at birth was amended and approved by Republicans on the House Education Committee Tuesday.