by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 31, 2016 | Military, News, Politics & Government
Officials estimate the cremated remains of as many as 80 deceased veterans are stored in Iowa funeral homes. A bill signed into law by the governor would let a veterans’ organization claim the cremated remains of confirmed veterans who were indigent of homeless...
by Matt Kelley | Mar 31, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
A joint effort by the Federal Trade Commission and the country’s 50 state attorneys general has shutdown a pair of sham cancer charities. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the civil enforcement case targeted the Cancer Fund of American and Cancer Support...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 31, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Supreme Court heard several arguments in a case Wednesday that could impact whether felons in the state get the right to vote back after getting out of prison. ACLU of Iowa Foundation attorney Rita Bettis argued that Kelli Jo Griffin served her time on a 2008...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 31, 2016 | Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
Three private companies will begin managing Iowa’s Medicaid program this Friday. Republicans and Democrats on a senate committee quizzed the key managers involved for more than 90 minutes yesterday. Iowa Department of Human Services spokeswoman Amy McCoy said...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 31, 2016 | Business, News, Politics & Government
A bill that would set aside $25 million in state money for “quality of life” projects and promotions is ready for Senate debate. Senator Bill Dotzler, a Democrat from Waterloo, said the bill addresses the need to get more young adults to live and work in...
