Panel proposes billions in state savings through reforms
A Des Moines panel recommends Medicaid cuts and governance consolidations aimed at saving at least 25 million in the next fiscal year and up to 100 million yearly over time. The 5-0 vote backs Medicaid fee reductions, generic drug emphasis, admin consolidations, and school mergers, with sentencing tweaks and regional service boundaries.
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Police describe hit-run vehicle in fatal Cedar Rapids crash
Cedar Rapids police identified a light blue late-1980s Buick with chrome trim and wire wheels as a sought hit-run vehicle after Darlene Slaymaker 53 was struck and killed on Eighth Street SW. Witnesses saw the car flee west on Eighth then north on Sixth. Call Crimestoppers or the police with tips.
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Tornado Testimony of Start Over After Loss
Don and Mike Eilers and daughter Jessica survived a July 13 1992 tornado that leveled their farmhouse near Scotch Grove Iowa. They rebuilt in a 20 year old double wide mobile home by October 1993 after losing the original house and pets. Their friends provided support and Glenda Goldsmith joked about future bathroom plans. Dave Rasdal's Gazette column notes resilience and community aid.
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Former FBI Agent Rowley Highlights Accounting Breaches and Watchful Warnings
Rowley 38, an internal auditor at WorldCom, alerted the board to 3.8 billion in accounting irregularities. Watkins 43, a former Enron VP, warned Kenneth Lay in 2001 of extensive false accounting that fed Enron’s bankruptcy.
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Iowa Officials Seek Stopgap Funds For HACAP Aid
City and state officials with U S senators pursue stopgap financing of about 46000 to support HACAP through mid February using a local HOME fund match. The move involves Grassley Harkin and Leach to shield 12 existing and three new Iowa programs from HUD cuts impacting shelter for 89 families and 729000 in funding.
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