Iowa Senate confirms Branstad aides and regents picks
Iowa senators approved the governor's top appointees including Mary Andringa Sherry Bates and Patricia Downie to six year terms on the Board of Regents with terms starting May 1. They confirmed Rachael Johnson as student representative and Bartruff as DOC operations director and Rox ann Ryan as DPS commissioner for four years. Additional confirmations included Debi Durham, Donna Harvey, Rod Roberts, Gerd Clabaugh, and David Jamison. They also reconfirmed Kristine Kramer and Stewart Iverson and Sandra Page and advanced a DHS budget bill for inpatient psychiatric bed tracking.
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State Department of Public Safety
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Donna Harvey
State Department On Aging
Rod Roberts
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Gerd Clabaugh
State Department of Public Health
David Jamison
Iowa Finance Authority
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Stewart Iverson
Property Assessment/ Appeals Board
Sandra Page
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Rastetter urges bigger Iowa research parks to spur jobs
Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter told UI staff that University of Iowa and Iowa State research parks should expand to boost entrepreneurship and employment. He cited UI Oakdale and ISU Cultivation Corridor and urged stronger collaboration, while noting funding reform could affect UI.
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Video of North Charleston shooting prompts push for body cams
Federal authorities join South Carolina in examining the fatal officer involved shooting of Walter Scott by Michael Slager. The case spurs national debate on body cameras as the FBI and DOJ aid state investigators amid protests and family outreach.
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