Woman denies aiding arsonist in fraud case
Beth Ann Galloway 42 of Olin pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to mail fraud use of fire and aiding and abetting fire to commit a felony and conspiracy to commit money laundering in a scheme with her boyfriend James Plower to burn a Martello house for 150000 plus insurance. Plower already sentenced to 18 years and ordered to repay 152000. Trial set Oct 24.
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Jones County
Beth Ann Galloway
Olin
U.S. District Court
Sheriff's Department
Plower
Galloway
University Heights man fled officers after 70 mph chase
Byron J. Yordy, 21, allegedly fled officers Aug 12 after speeding on Melrose Avenue. A discarded cellphone and a Bud Light can aided identification via a Facebook page. He faces eluding a felony and driving with a denied or revoked license. In Iowa City, Dakota J. Meyer, 21, is accused of causing over $10,000 in damage to cars in a Dubuque Street parking ramp. He faces a firstdegree criminal mischief felony after admitting damage to one vehicle. The Gazette.
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Iowa City
University Heights
North Liberty
Byron J. Yordy
Melrose Avenue
Yordy
Sunset Street
George Street
Dakota J. Meyer
Dubuque Street
Meyer
Medicaid claims scrutiny rises over clean claim metric
Lawmakers questioned data on clean claims and late payments from Iowa Medicaid managed care organizations AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa Amerigroup Iowa and UnitedHealthcare of the River Valley. DHS officials defended the 90 percent payment or denial within 14 days while noting the metric does not reflect payment accuracy or proper fee loading. Iowa aims to reduce error rates further through provider trainings and system improvements.
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Cindy Winckler
D-Davenport
Derek Laney
Iowa Focus
Social Service
Council Bluffs
Iowa Medicaid Enterprise
DHS
Ameri- Health Caritas
Iowa
Amerigroup Iowa
United Healthcare
The
River Valley
Lisa Heddens
D-Ames
Tiue
Liz Matney
McOs
Terry Branstad
Branstad
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Counties consider higher wage for minors and adults
Local advocates urge living wage increases, citing support from 100 area residents. County supervisors discuss aligning with Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha on a wage ordinance while keeping any city rates at or above the state minimum. Current plans show Polk Wapello and Johnson counties moving toward $10.75 to $10.10 by 2019 with annual 95 cent increases and CPI ties.
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Rogers
Devin Mehaffey
Living Wage Linn County
Mehaffey
Oleson
Polk County
Board of Supervisors
Wapello
Iowa City Student Arrested After Drug Discovery
An Iowa City teen, Emmett L. Adamson 18, was stopped after police observed marijuana odor following a March 9 search at 805 E. Washington St. A vehicle search found marijuana, marijuana wax, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine syrup. Adamson faced two felony drug charges and a misdemeanor possession.
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Johnson County
Adamson
Gabe Cook
The
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Erin Murphy
Rebecca F. Miller
Mary Mascher
Lown City
MCO
Health Policy Oversight Committee
State Capitol
Des Moines
Marion
Hiawatha
Mitchell.schmidt
Man
Lee Hermiston
Hermiston
Emmett Adamsor
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