Advisory urges urgent Iowa harassment reform at Statehouse
Former Senate staffer Mary Kramer released recommendations to strengthen harassment policies after a 1.75 million settlement with Kirsten Anderson. The report urges immediate review and adoption of stronger workplace rules to ensure a safe professional environment and prevent repeat misconduct.
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Governor proposes curbing regents projects in 2019 budget
Gov. Kim Reynolds calls for trimming ongoing campus projects at Iowa’s three universities and recommends funding only a fraction of required maintenance. She keeps some health and innovation facilities, but rejects major library and diagnostic center starts and questions why regents projects rise above other state building needs. Rep. Pat Grassley backs scaling back funding from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund.
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Trump sparks GOP shift with crude immigrant remark
Tribune Washington reports President Trump used a profanity about immigrants as he rejected a Durbin Graham plan to shield 700000 Dreamers. He urged stricter limits on legal migrants from Africa the Caribbean and Latin America drawing bipartisan outrage and prompting GOP reactions in Iowa.
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