Hedlund sues over open records and DPS misconduct claims
Hedlund, a 55 year old Fort Dodge employee fired July 17 for insubordination, alleges DPS violated open records laws by releasing his personnel file to Louis Lavorato and seeks 2500 in damages. He cites multiple alleged improper actions by supervisors including Meyers and Paulson and asks for a court injunction to return a 500 page DPS termination report.
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Fort Dodge
Paulson
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Kim Reynolds
Branstad
Meyers
Emy
Academy
London
Public Safety
Iowa Supreme Court
DPS
Louis Lavorato
Iowa schools push for full air conditioning and ventials
Iowa districts face heat in classrooms with 10 to 15 percent lacking air conditioning. The Iowa City Community School District plans upgrades including Penn and Twain elementary schools while Cedar Rapids eyes a higher levy to fund a 150 million path to geothermal heating and cooling across facilities.
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Iowa Department of Education
Staci Hupp
Iowa City
Coralville
Hills
North Liberty
Penn
Longfellow
Renae McKay
Robinson
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Community
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy High School
Rob Kleinsmith
Jefferson
Washington
Kleinsmith
Penn and Twain
Duane van Hemert
Regents OK 4 percent pay raise for UI ISU UNI leaders
Regents approved 4 percent salary increases for 2013 14 boosting Mason Leath and Clancy salaries while maintaining deferred comp packages. New UNI President Bill Ruud keeps 340000 with no raise amid strong performance assessments and contracts for Leath and Ruud remain in place.
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Alden
ISU
University of Northern Iowa
Regents
Katie Mulholland
Marion
Ames
UNI
Patrick Clancy
Bob Donley
Mason
Leath
Bill Ruud
Bob Downer
Iowa City
Clancy
Iowa School For the Deaf
Vision Services
Donley
Ruud
Crypto cases rise in Linn and Johnson counties
Iowa health officials report 16 crypto cases in Linn County and three in Johnson County, with 2012 seeing 328 crypto cases. The parasite spreads via human and animal contact and contaminated water, often from pools and natural bodies. Preventive steps include avoiding swimming with diarrhea, thorough hand washing, showering before swimming, and using chlorinated water.
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Linn County
Johnson County
Darden Corp
Quinlisk
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School
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Steven Leath
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