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Government Policy and Law

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Reynolds names new judges

Gina Badding and Amy Moore have been appointed district judges in Judicial Election District 2B by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Badding, of Carroll, received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Iowa. She currently …

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UnitedHealthcare pulling out of Iowa’s private Medicaid management program

Des Moines Register: More than 425,000 poor or disabled Iowans will soon have to switch health insurance carriers. UnitedHealthcare, which manages health care for more than two-thirds of Iowans on Medicaid, is leaving the market, Gov. …

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CARE Act passes Iowa House, moves to Reynolds for signature

The Iowa House today passed the 2019 Iowa CARE Act (SF 210) by a vote of 96-3. With the bill unanimously passing the Iowa Senate earlier in the week, the legislation now goes to Gov. …

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Iowa National Guard’s Orr to retire

Maj. Gen. Tim Orr plans to retire as adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard on May 1. Orr enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard in 1978 as a senior at Boone High School. His tenure …

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Iowa Health Information Network partners with PatientPing

The Iowa Health Information Network, a statewide health information exchange, has partnered with PatientPing, a Boston-based care coordination platform. The partnership, which IHIN will use in place of Iowa’s Statewide Alert Notification system, aims to improve care for …

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Business leaders, public officials unload on plans for federal courthouse

Des Moines city officials have looked at designs for a $136 million federal courthouse on prime downtown development property and have seen a blank wall fronting one of the city’s main streets and blocking views …

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Iowa adopts Parent’s Supervised Driving Program for teens

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Transportation announced a new initiative to help teen drivers and their parents more safely navigate the early years of driving. The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program gives parents …

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IRS expands relief from underpayment penalty

The Internal Revenue Service announced on Friday an amended notice that reduces the amount of tax that an individual must have paid in 2018 to avoid the underpayment of estimated income tax penalty to 80 percent, the …

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Des Moines residents happy with their city, with need for a few improvements

The Des Moines City Council learned today that residents are plenty pleased with their city, just less so than in previous years. Results of a survey that has been conducted annually since 2004 gave the …

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Trump announces major disaster declaration for 56 Iowa counties

Des Moines Register: President Donald Trump on Saturday approved a major disaster declaration for more than half of Iowa’s counties following days of historic flooding, the White House announced. The decision allows the Federal Emergency Management …

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