Year of Water plan faces budget limits in Legislature
Legislators debate water quality efforts as revenue forecasts and low crop prices threaten funding. Sen Rob Hogg pushes for a long term focus while House Ag Chair Lee Hein urges a broader timeline. Iowa Soybean Association chief Kirk Leeds notes revenue constraints and a proposed sales tax increase potential funding source. Governing party leaders have signaled restraint amid a $100 million midyear cut.
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Rob Hogg
House Agriculture Committee
Lee Hein
Monticello
Jones County
Kirk Leeds
Iowa Soybean Association
Iowa Water Association
Land Legacy
Terry Branstad
Branstad Won't Recommend Tax Cut This Year
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad said the state cannot afford a major income tax cut now and will not present a tax policy recommendation to the Legislature next week. He said he may consider fiscally responsible changes lawmakers propose, but with a $100 million shortfall and a strained budget, major reform will wait.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Associated Press
Obama urges Democrats to defend Obamacare amid repeal push
President Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to urge Democrats to protect the Affordable Care Act as Republicans move to repeal it. Senate GOP debate opens on a resolution to scrap the 2010 law that expanded coverage for about 20 million Americans, with replacement questions looming before Trump takes office.
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Reuters
Mike Pence
House
Paul Ryan
R-Wis
House Caucus
Washington
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
U.S. Senate
Congress
Obama
Trump
Capitol Hill
Iowa ACA repeal could affect 230000 with insurance aid
The Urban Institute estimates repeal would impact about 230 thousand Iowans on marketplace plans or Medicaid expansion. Iowa joined 32 states and D C in expanding Medicaid after the 2010 law. The federal share was 100 percent for 2014 to 2016, then 95 percent in 2017 and 90 percent from 2020 onward.
Abuse Inquiry at Glenwood State Facility Prompts Firing
A dozen Iowa state employees were fired or quit after an investigation found multiple residents at Glenwood State Resource Center abused or neglected. Seven clients faced physical abuse and 13 endured verbal abuse or neglect, though no medical treatment was required.
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Glenwood State Resource Center
Richard Shults
Iowa
DHS
Amy McCoy
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