Lawyers sue to block Iowa Juvenile Home closure
The AFSCME Iowa Council 61 and four Democratic lawmakers sue Gov. Branstad and DHS Director Palmer in Polk County seeking an injunction to stop closing the Toledo Juvenile Home. They argue state funding covered 2014 and 2015 and that the move ignores law and harms youth.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Toledo
Polk County
Branstad
Charles Palmer
State Department of Human Services
Danny Homan
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Iowa Council 61
Jack Hatch
Steve Sodders
State
Homan
Iowa House
Iowa Senate
Girls State Training School
Jimmy Centers
DHS
Palmer
Medicaid expansion linked to higher ER visits in study
A Oregon experiment found that giving residents Medicaid cards raised emergency room visits by about 40 percent. The Science journal study suggests coverage alone may not curb ER use, challenging assumptions behind Obamacare.
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Chicago
Barack Obama
Oregon
Science
Obama
Michael Cannon
Libertarian Cato Institute
Washington
Cannon
David Ansell
Rush University Medical Center
West
South Sides
Gates Fractures Neck Vertebra in New Year’s Day Fall
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, 70, fractured the first cervical vertebra in a fall at his Washington state home on New Year’s Day. He was treated in Mount Vernon and Seattle and has returned home to recover, with a memoir tour planned for January 14 while he wears a neck brace.
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Washington
Defense
Robert Gates
Washington State
Gates
Pentagon
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Mount Vernon
Wash
Seattle
Politico
Netanyahu gloom over peace prospects as Kerry arrives
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Netanyahu and Secretary of State Kerry discuss a U S backed push to revive peace talks. Netanyahu cites Palestinian incitement and criticizes Abbas for honoring released prisoners, while Kerry presses for a framework deal addressing borders security refugees and Jerusalem to advance a final accord.
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Jerusalem
Benjamin Netanyahu
John Kerry
Israel
Netanyahu
Kerry
Mahmoud Abbas
U.S
Washington
Reuters
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