Iowa model of redistricting earns national praise
The Gazette argues Iowa’s nonpartisan redistricting process stands apart as several states face gerrymandering lawsuits. Since the 1980s the Legislative Services Agency draws maps to equal populations, limiting partisan advantage and producing competitive races despite demographic shifts and legal scrutiny.
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Iowa
David D. Haynes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Madison State Journal
Omaha World- Herald
Nebraska
Virginian-Pilot
Boston Globe
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Robert Ray
Legislative Services Agency
LSA
Towans
Tte
Gov Reynolds a true Iowan and strong state leader
Community readers praise Governor Reynolds for her Iowa roots and long record in local and state government. The letter lauds her college degree, balancing family with demanding jobs, and unwavering work ethic. It highlights her commitment to health care and education as priorities for the state Capitol.
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Kim Reynolds
Gov. Reynolds
Iowa should restore Medicaid and curb private insurer delays
A Cedar Rapids reader urges Iowa to end privatized Medicaid. She cites delayed nursing-home payments, higher costs for self-pay residents, and worse drug choices for patients. She calls for heavy fines on late payments, interest-free provider loans, and state administration again to protect elderly amid profit incentives.
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Iowa
Gazette
Mom
Terry Branstad
Charlotte Joy Martin
Cedar Rapids
Teens brains shape terrorist pulls says Lenore Skenazy
Skenazy reports on how teen brains influence radical decisions in Temple-Raston Audible series What Were You Thinking Inside the Adolescent Brain. She visits Israel on teen hackers and notes suicide contagion in Colorado Springs while highlighting parental roles and potential societal responses.
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Temple-Roston
NPR
Al-Qaida
Islamic State Group
Audible
Adoles
Temple- Raston
Israel
America
Temple Raston
Temple-Raston
Colorado Springs
Brit
Living Beyond the Bars support group aids families of inmates in Cedar Rapids
Lyndalowa Waddington reports on Living Beyond the Bars a Cedar Rapids group meeting twice monthly at Kenwood Park United Methodist Church. Co facilitated by Sue Hutchins and Leon Kroemer the group supports families of those in the criminal justice system offering resources and advocacy while promoting reintegration and equal justice.
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Cedar Rapids
Sue Hutchins
Leon Kroemer
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Theamily
Federal Bureau of Prisons
New Mexico
Socity
Hutchins
Lyndalowa
Lynda
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