Early voting rises despite shortened window in Iowa
Despite a shortened 29 day early voting period in 2018 Iowa primary politics see a 35 percent rise in early ballots. Democrats lead the surge as 28 341 ballots had been cast or completed in person one week before Election Day per the Iowa Secretary of State.
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Towans
Iowa
Secretary of State
Senators seek federal probe of Cedar Rapids seclusion reports
Iowa senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley ask the Education Department Inspector General to investigate misreporting of seclusion and restraint in public schools. They cite Cedar Rapids records showing 1,400 incidents in 2012-13 and 2013-14 versus zero reported to federal files, noting underreporting also occurred in later years and in other states.
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Chuck Grassley
Federal Education Department
Office of Inspector General
Cedar Rapids
OIG
Iowa
Kathleen Tighe
U.S. Department of Education
Virginia
California
Politico
Ernst and Grassley
Expensive Iowa Senate Primary Draws Big Money
In Iowa, Democrats in Senate District 37 face a costly race to replace retiring Sen. Bob Dvorsky. Four contenders report about $150,000 raised by mid May. Zach Wahls leads with over $120,000, while Janice Weiner has around $23,000 and Eric Dirth about $2,000.
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Iowa
Bob Dvorsky
Coralville
Towa City
Johnson County
Cedar County
Zach Wahls
Janice Weiner
Eric Dirth
Imad Yousif
Wahls
Weiner
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