Iowa faces mental health funding shortfall across 24 counties
Iowa counties struggle as 24 have no reserves for operating costs and 81 of 99 levy the maximum property taxes for mental health services. State law since 1996 shifts funding to the state, risking service cuts and longer waiting lists for group homes and therapies amid budget squeezes and disaster impacts in Linn and Johnson counties.
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Craig Wood
Johnson County
Kris Artley
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
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Goodwill Industries
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Iowa State Association of Counties
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House Appropriations Committee
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FEMA map modernization lags as Iowa flood plains await clearer data
The Map Modernization Program intended digital flood maps for 92 percent of the continental U S population but after over a billion dollars only 21 percent meet standards. Cedar Rapids and Johnson County updated maps mid 2000s with aerial data and non LIDAR methods. Officials doubt redoing maps now would add value.
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U.S. Geological Survey
FEMA
U.S
Johnson County
Rick Havel
Cedar Rapids
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Warner Tops Super Bowl Passing Records and Charity Honors
Cardinals quarterback Warner earns top passing performances while receiving a charitable leadership award. He partnered with Habitat for Humanity after flood regions including his hometown, raising over 650000 for Midwest home builds. He contributed 100000 personally and 100000 via his foundation. since 2001 his First Things First Foundation has given 1.5 million to Make-A-Wish trips and other causes. NFL Commissioner Goodell and Connie Payton presented the award. Warner has started three Super Bowls and posted the three top Super Bowl passing totals: 414 yards in 1999 2000, 377 last night, and 365 in 2001 02.
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Girl Shot in Struggle With Brother in Ohio
An 8-year-old girl Najia Boone was critically wounded in Elyria when a pistol discharged during a struggle with her 10-year-old brother over the weapon. The brother took the gun from a relative's home, and the girl remained in critical condition at a Cleveland hospital.
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Palo
Beth Anne
Gary
Marconi
Elyria, Ohio
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Elyria
A.D. Eichenlaub
Najia Boone
Cleveland
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