Editorial questions safety role of Cedar Rapids camera fines
The Gazette editorial argues that sending more than 220000 collection notices days before Christmas to unpaid camera ticket holders undermines the safety case for Cedar Rapids automated traffic cameras. It notes $17.3 million in unpaid fines since 2010, with only $7.4 million reaching city coffers after agency cuts, and warns that revenue focus risks losing support for a statewide camera ban.
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Casey Drew
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Department of Transportation
Interstate 380
DOT
Community letters call to end puppy mills and fix water policy
A reader urges banning the retail sale of dogs at pet stores and internet sites, promotes adoption, and cites Iowa’s 250 mills with about 15,000 dogs. The letter also argues for using federal programs to improve water and air quality and for a bureau to promote existing funded initiatives.
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Iowa
Arkangel and the price of perfect parenting
Lenore Skenazy argues that the Netflix Black Mirror episode Arkangel shows the risks of extreme parental surveillance. She notes current and proposed apps that track location, online activity, messages, and even calories, preserving privacy and child autonomy as crucial.
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Changel
Black Mirror
Jodie Foster
Sara
Rosemarie DeWitt
Arkangel
Disability Rights Iowa launches faces over Medicaid concerns
Disability Rights Iowa invites Iowans to share photos and stories on the lamMedicaidIowa campaign to urge lawmakers to prioritize people over dollars in Medicaid Managed Care. The effort follows a 2018 session push and urges participants to email photos and quotes to jammedicaliowadriowa.org and post with the lamMedicaidIowa hashtag.
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Iowa
Hudson
Disability Rights
Branstad-Reynolds
AmeriHealth
Disability Rights Iowa
DRI
Jam Medicaidlowa
Driowa.org
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