Child abuse cases rise statewide 31 percent by 2013
The Iowa Department of Public Health notes higher abuse and neglect rates statewide though improved DHS programs and home visits help. Linn County up 32.9 percent. Johnson County up 3.4 percent. teen birthrate falls 35 percent from 2000 to 2013 with Linn and Johnson also dropping. Eyes Open Iowa cites sex education expansion as a factor.
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Department of Public Health
Trusty
Linn County
Johnson County
Amy McCoy
Iowa Department of Human Services
Iowa
McCoy
DHS
Linn
Johnson
Kristin Fairholm
Eyes Open Iowa
Eyes Open
Des Moines
Fairholm
Johnson Families
Johnson High
Preschool enrollment rises in Linn and Johnson counties
A state report shows Linn County preschool attendance up about 9 percent since 2000, Johnson County up 5 percent, and statewide up 9 percent. Officials credit the public preschool program started in the mid 2000s and increased awareness of early learning benefits.
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Linn County
Johnson County
Judy Jenkins
Hoover Elementary
Iowa City
Jenkins
Iowa Student Reading and Math Proficiency Shifts
Iowa students show slight gains in reading proficiency by 2018 with 4th grade up 1 percent and 8th grade math down 2 percent from prior years. Statewide reading proficiency rose 2 percent from 2003. Contact Andrew Phillips at the Gazette for details.
Gas tax bills seek bipartisan support in Iowa
A Senate panel and a House panel will discuss gas tax bills this week as lawmakers weigh an immediate 10 cent tax rise and higher airplane diesel fuel taxes. Leaders say bipartisan backing is needed in both chambers but predict it may be a game time decision before possible full votes.
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Senate
House
Bowman
Josh Byrnes
R-Osage
House Transportation Committee
Liberal Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy
Iowa
Branstad
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
Byrnes
Park project seeks partners to fund art bid
Leff told the City Council he needs time to raise additional funds or adjust the concept for a 2 million project still awaiting final financing. He will report back at the Feb 24 meeting as bids from Kleiman Construction and Unzeitig Construction exceed the apparent low. Local and county contributions are planned totaling up to 900,000 toward the sculpture and park transformation this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leff
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Kleiman Construction Inc
Cedar Rapids
Tricon General Construction
Dubuque
Unzeitig Construction Co
Multiple arrests and charges listed in Linn Cedar Rapids safety report
Public safety notes reveal numerous individuals facing offenses in Linn and Cedar Rapids areas. Offenses include second offenses, possession with intent to deliver cocaine and meth, eluding, marijuana possession, hydrocodone possession, driving while barred, license suspension and interfering with acts, and third offense counts. The report lists names and locations across Cedar Rapids, Marion, and nearby towns with incident times Friday to Sunday.
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Michael J. McIntosh
White Pine Dr
Cedar Rapids
Highway 30
Mount Vernon
Bret B. Slife
Edgewood Dr
O Avenue
Koehler
Rodney A. Glubka
32Nd St
First Avenue
Nicholas M. Gray
E Ave
25Th Avenue
Marion
Mark W. Lagerquist
Linn Blvd
Seventh Ave
Misty M. Meister
Vinton
Ninth Avenue
Donald A. Trenary
Second Street
Rolce W. Burkey
Alburnett
Pine Wood Drive
N. Pine Drive
Taylor S. Chalk
Elmhurst Dr
L Street
Timothy C. Davis Sr
Sixth St
No. 5
First Ave
Natasha L. Gerisher
Maquoketa
Seventh Avenue
Robin A. Moschetti- Sumner
Swisher
Sixth Street
Natasha N. Smith
Ninth St
33Rd Avenue
Darren J. Stoltenberg
29Th St
Blairs Ferry Rd
Zachary T. Streif
Independence
Second Avenue
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Chelsea
Thegazette
Nam Wesley
the Gazette
Hoover
Linn and
Johnson Counties
Andrew. Phillips
Erin.murphy
Lee.net
Ricksmith
Thegazette.com
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