Medica seeks large rate hike for Iowa plans
Medica filed for a 56.7 percent rate increase with the Iowa Insurance Division, citing funding uncertainty for cost-sharing reductions under the ACA. The Minnesota insurer originally sought 43.5 percent. final rates await division approval. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1.
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Mount Mercy athletic complex drains prompt design fixes
Mount Mercy University reports runoff and flood plain issues tied to its 16 million athletic complex in the College District. City officials and Shive-Hattery will add a larger drainage channel, new detention basins, and lower the intramural field to fix stormwater problems. Detention basin work could disrupt Tomahawk Park and nearby Cedar Rapids school ball fields.
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Cedar Rapids flood risk grows with Plaster Complex build
Stormwater problems rise as Mount Mercy University's $16 million Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex enlarges drainage issues for nearby neighbors and Cedar Rapids businesses along E Avenue NE. Area residents report more flooding after construction.
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Iowa teen offender to be kept in state care for now
A 16 year old Johnson County girl convicted of assaulting a treatment center worker will remain in Iowa. Woodward Academy in Boone County will accept her for a month with one on one staff, paid by the state, to determine ongoing needs.
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Trump thanks CEOS as advisory councils shrink after Charlottesville
Trump posted Thank you all after reports that CEOs were quitting his business advisory councils in protest over Charlottesville remarks. He said he would abolish the groups rather than pressure executives to stay, signaling a last-ditch bid to quell resignations and disbandment plans. Merck’s Kenneth Frazier was among the first to resign amid the crisis.
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