Campus safety reform urges focus on wellbeing over policing
A University of Iowa report urges shifting campus safety away from policing toward holistic wellbeing. It highlights LGBTQ and minority students supporting non law enforcement options, calls for greater mental health resources, after hours support, and basic needs funding. Recommendations include a Presidential Safety Board and closer collaboration with community officials.
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Reynolds cleared of ethics breach in COVID-19 ads
Iowa Ethics Board ruled unanimously that Governor Kim Reynolds did not violate state law with taxpayer funded ads promoting pandemic safety. The decision cites an emergency disaster exception and finds no self promotion violation, countering Auditor Rob Sand’s assertions.
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Mercy Medical limits visiting hours at Cedar Rapids center
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids tightens visitor rules as COVID-19 delta variant rises. Inpatients will be tested for COVID-19, visiting hours shift to six am to seven thirty pm, most areas limit to one visitor, and masks are required throughout visits. Officials urge vaccination with details at mercycare.org/covidvaccine.
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Masks in Schools and Delta Variant Impact on Children
UI Health Care officials discuss whether masks remain essential for kids in schools this fall as the delta variant increases pediatric hospitalizations. They note delta is highly transmissible but not more severe for children, urge masking and distancing, and describe regional data on cases, vaccines, and ICU usage.
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