Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo A Pivot Point Near Session End
The Gazette urges a Toledo facility decision as the 2015 budget debate nears completion. Senate aims to reopen the 20 bed home at about seven million dollars with follow up and private placements, while the House favors private placements and maintenance costs. The editorial warns against closing the facility without a suitable girls option and calls for a compromise.
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Iowa Public Health asks Legislature to fund tobacco control
The Iowa Public Health Association urges lawmakers to allocate 30.1 million dollars for the CDC recommended tobacco use prevention. They call for closing indoor smoking loopholes, higher tobacco taxes, mass media campaigns, and Quitline support to reduce tobacco use and related deaths.
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GOP’s Bundy episode tests Republican unity and restraint
Kathleen Parker critiques the Bundy confrontation and its impact on the GOP. The piece argues the party should repudiate Bundy’s racist remarks while noting some leaders distance themselves from his anti federal stance. It warns the party bears responsibility for tolerating fringe voices that fuel division.
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Healthy family gambling dream dies in Iowa Senate
Cedar Rapids Sen Wally Horn proposes a non smoking casino amendment to aid Cedar Rapids greyhound racing. The plan would require the Racing and Gaming Commission to grant a Cedar Rapids license for a smoke free facility as part of a 72 million soft landing for dog racing but is ruled non germane and fails to receive a vote.
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