Editorial questions the value of banning state agency lobbyists
The piece critiques Iowans for Tax Relief and Ed Failor Jr. arguing that eliminating agency lobbyists would save little money and not meaningfully slow government growth. It notes agencies retain lobbying roles and private lobbyists would still seek state funds, leaving accountability with lawmakers.
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Department of Public Health
Department of Natural Resources
Statehouse
Failor
Rotunda
Iowa Medical Society stance on medical liability reform
The Iowa Medical Society argues for patient remedies while opposing unlimited non economic damages. It supports merit certificates to ensure a medical expert reviews facts before filing suit to provide reasonable expectations for outcomes.
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Iowa
Medical Society
Iowa Medical Society
Endowment returns show UI Foundation outperforms peers
Letters discuss merit laws for malpractice suits in Iowa and label the UI Foundation’s 2009 returns as strong, noting minus 18.6 percent for the year versus NACUBO minus 19 percent and S&P minus 26.2 percent, with calendar 2009 up 34.9 percent and 2008 politics debate.
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UI Foundation
University of Iowa Foundation
Nacubo
National Association of College and University Business Officers
US Foundation
University of Michigan
Harvard University
University of Iowa
Lynette Marshall
Wake up and smell the coffee on health care reform
A sweeping critique targets Tea Party zeal, Dems, and the health care reform debate. The piece laments murky language, warns against demagogues, and argues health care should be a basic right, while noting political and religious figures shaping the discourse. It ends with a call for realist governance.
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Bahamas
Jamaica
Fresh Food Co-op Aims to Feed Cedar Rapids Neighbors
Linn County Public Health proposes a subsidized community supported agriculture network to deliver affordable fresh produce within walking distance to up to 500 families in Wellington Heights Time Check Oakhill Jackson Truman and Taylor neighborhoods. Volunteers and partners seek federal funding with local farmers supplying goods.
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Cedar Rapids
Wellington Heights
Oakhill Jackson
Truman
Taylor
Jill Roeder
Healthy Linn Care Network
Matthew 25
Roeder
Gazette
Linn County
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