Iowa human services face tweaks and budget pressure in 2015
The Gazette reports that after redesigning mental health services and launching the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan, lawmakers expect tweaks and fixes in 2015. DHS Director Chuck Palmer cites a proposed 7 percent funding rise, with Branstad cautioning cuts. federal matching funds will drop as Iowa rebounds from recession. Senator Liz Mathis notes a tough year ahead but points to cost savings from the regional service network and ongoing evaluation of outcomes for nearly 1 million Iowans. House Chair Linda Miller stresses measuring results before expanding core-plus services.
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Iowa Lawmakers Debate Human Services Budget and Reforms
Lawmakers face a tight budget as they weigh eminent domain traffic cameras and school start dates plus the moral obligation to fund outcomes. Miller and Mathis press for post Toledo Juvenile Home services and elder and dementia care while addressing grandparent rights and rural health care worker recruitment.
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Paris manhunt for Kouachi brothers after Charlie Hebdo attack
Police search for Said and Cherif Kouachi across towns north of Paris as 88,000 officers chase leads from a gas station robbery. Authorities note links to Islamist extremism and emphasize no arrest imminent amid ongoing investigation into the Charlie Hebdo killings.
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Paris attack victim taught at University of Iowa Business School
Bernard Maris 68 a visiting economics professor at the University of Iowa in 1981 and a Charlie Hebdo journalist was among 12 killed in the Paris attack. The Guardian notes he was a noted Keynesian with a political profile and frequent media appearances. Vanessa Miller The Gazette.
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