Iowa Senate questions Medicaid transition in bid to fix issues
Iowa lawmakers grilled Department of Human Services officials and three out of state private firms that run the states Medicaid program about the first two weeks after the switch. They raised concerns over patient care delays and access to medications while noting there were no major system outages.
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Cedar Rapids Considers first food truck ordinance
Cedar Rapids weighs a formal rule set to regulate mobile vendors including food trucks and ice cream carts. Local owner Kelli Evans backs a nonrestrictive ordinance and two public meetings in City Hall to inform residents.
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Public universities award small faculty raises in Iowa
The University of Iowa Iowa State and Northern Iowa all gave modest faculty increases this year 1.9 percent 1.3 percent and 2.5 percent respectively. Despite lower faculty raises salary totals for university presidents exceed national averages with UI president Bruce Harreld earning 590000 in his first year.
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