DNR leases under fire over wildlife habitat and crop damage in Iowa
Critics argue leasing public land for wildlife management harms soil and waters by leaving minimal yield for wildlife and increasing corn and hay. DNR biologist Terry Haindfield defends aims, noting wildlife needs and revenue as secondary. One tenant Maury Regan faced lease termination for noncompliance and soil excavation, while officials push habitat preserving practices and periodic lease reevaluation.
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DNR
Iowa
Terry Haindfield
Upper Iowa Wildlife Unit
Ping
Maury Regan
Waukon
Say Magill Creek
Haindfield
Regan
Plan to create 15 regional mental health system
Governors and lawmakers back a bipartisan bid to create 15 regional regions for mental health services with three or more counties per region. DHS would oversee a $1.3 billion funding mix and a regional governance board, with phased implementation over five years and county tax shares around 125 million annually.
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Department of Human Services
Terry Branstad
DHS
Charles Palmer
Palmer
Boshart
Sourcemedia.net
Iowa voters undecided seek electability over likable stance
Massachusetts governor and Santorum are cited as options by undecided caucusgoers across Iowa. Voters weigh electability against policy fit amid concerns Romney could beat Obama, while Santorum remains a strong conservative yet faces electability questions.
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Massachusetts
and Santorum
U.S
Pennsylvania
Timothy Hagle
University of Iowa
Ron Paul
Peggy Coleman
Perry
Paul
Leah Fonua
Toledo
Romney
Ames
Rachel Coder
Iowa
Medicare reform questions loom over future costs and privatization
Gail Wilensky warns Medicare as known may end. Projections show the inpatient trust fund could run dry by 2024 with 90 percent of benefits payable. Analysts estimate 20 to 30 percent of the more than 500 billion dollars spent annually goes to low or no benefit treatments. The dispute over privatization divides Democrats and Republicans as Romney and Gingrich back a plan allowing traditional Medicare as an option with fixed payments for private plans. Questions remain on savings, cost shifting to retirees, and whether Congress will phase out traditional Medicare. The Obama law also aims to cap future Medicare spending growth, though via different mechanisms.
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Gail Wilensky
Medicare
Ryan
Ron Wyden
D-Ore
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich
Congress
Administration
Obama
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