Marines Open Combat Roles for Women Prompting Praise
Women and Marine advocates welcomed the decision to open infantry and other ground combat jobs to women. Officials noted prior studies and ongoing debates while lawmakers urged transparency and potential changes to the draft and Selective Service Act.
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Joseph Dunford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nancy Duff Campbell
National Women’s Law Center
Niki Tsongas
Dmass
Carter
Barack Obama
Leon Panetta
Chuck Hagel
Panetta
Special Operations
Mand
Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
Ray Mabus
Army
Pentagon
John McCain
Arizona Republican
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mac Thornberry
House
Defense
Counties push dispatch fee as extra tax to cities
Linn County supervisors propose an annual dispatch fee of about 225000 to four small cities with police departments, aiming to fund two new dispatchers and align costs with actual service use. City leaders urge fairness while reviewing contracts and costs across the sheriff's office and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Robins
Chuck Hinz
Hinz
Linn
Joel Miller
Miller
Hiawatha
Dick Olson
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Linn County
Doug Shannon
Connie Meier
Brent Oleson
Sheriff’s Office
Oleson
Cedar Rapids
Marion
John Harris
Harris
Sheriff's Office
San Bernardino Shooting Suspects Named Farook And Malik
Police identify Syed Rizwan Farook 28 and Tashfeen Malik 27 as the couple behind the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino California. Investigators found an arsenal at the couple’s Redlands home and noted possible but not substantial ties to terrorism.
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Inland Regional Center
San Bernardino
Redlands
Calif
Syed Rizwan Farook
Chicago
Tashfeen Malik
United States
Farook
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Malik
Amanda Adair
Jarrod Burguan
Iowa Hospitals Push Back on Managed Care Signings
Iowa hospitals express frustration over a rushed timeline for signing Medicaid managed care contracts. The Iowa Hospital Association seeks a declaratory judgment to delay imple mentation while legal questions are resolved. Only a fraction of providers have contracts with Amerigroup AmeriHealth WellCare and UnitedHealthcare, with UnitedHealthcare holding the most at 48. Substantial networks are needed before CMS reviews in Des Moines next week.
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Iowa Hospital Association
Polk County District Court
Amerigroup
AmeriHealth
WellCare
UnitedHealthcare
Iowa
Centers For Medicare
Medicaid Services
Des Moines
IA Health Link
Mikki Stier
Department of Human Services
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Rick Smith
Thegazette.com
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Ana Amaro
U.S
Reuters
Branstad
Janet Phipps
State Department of Administrative Services
Chelsea
Thegazette
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