Iowa House votes to strengthen open meetings penalties
The Iowa House passed House File 2539 to raise fines for open meetings law violations and require training for public officials. Violations by a public body member could bring fines from 500 to 2500 dollars for inadvertent acts and 5000 to 12000 dollars for knowing violations. The measure, tied to Davenport records access and a 1.6 million dollar separation with a city administrator, passed 92 to 2 and moves to the Senate.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Quad Cities
Davenport
House
Gary Mohr
R-Bettendorf
City of
Corri Spiegel
Spiegel
Phil Thompson
Boone
Brian Lohse
Bondurant
Iowa Senate
Iowa Public Information Board
Public Information Board
Legislative Services Agency
Brent Siegrest
Council Bluffs
Mohr
Largest Iowa sycamore likely lost to suspicious fire
A 350 year old sycamore tree at Geode State Park near Danville, once the state's largest of its kind, was severely damaged by a fire reported Sunday. DNR urged tips from the public, offering anonymity, while staff assess its survival prospects.
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Louis Joliet
Jacques Marquette
Iowa
Goode State Park
Danville
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Kuckler
Mark Rouw
American Forestry Association
American Forests
Geode State Park
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
UI plans new parking ramps tied to athletic and hospital needs
The University of Iowa seeks to add a 1,000 to 1,200 stall parking ramp across from Carver Hawkeye Arena. The project funds include tapping the parking improvement fund and potential lease with the Iowa City VA Medical Center. Affected ramps 2 3 and 4 would be for patients and athletics while expansions support a future inpatient tower and Goschke Wrestling Center.
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Uis
West Side
USHC
Dentistry
Veterans Affairs Hospital
Newton Road
Wendell Johnson
Goschke
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City
University of Iowa
University
Kinnick Stadium
Democrats urge insurers to meet contraceptive coverage mandate
The House Democratic Women's Caucus asks the largest insurer group AHIP to push members to follow the ACA contraception coverage rule and January HHS guidance. Law requires FDA approved methods with no copay, but plans face enforcement and access challenges amid prior authorization and step therapy concerns. A March 1 response deadline frames the congressional push led by Lois Frankel and Ayanna Pressley with Senate co leads including Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith.
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House
Democratic Women’s Caucus
Insurance Association
Biden Administration
Health and Human Services Department
National Women’s Law Center
HHS
AHIP
Mike Tuffin
Bers
House Oversight Committee
Tuffin
DWC
Lois Frankel
Florida
Ayanna Pressley
Massachusetts
Kathy Manning
North Carolina
Judy Chu
California
Elizabeth Warren
Catherine Cortez Masto
Nevada
Tina Smith
Minnesota
Senate
Smith
Congress
America
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Vanessa.miller
Johnson County
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Coralville
Board of Regents
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