Iowa Senate votes to end Medicaid abortions in bid to curb public funding
The Iowa Senate approved ending most Medicaid abortions by a three to one margin amid debate over compassion for poor women. The chamber also kept a strict standard deferring exceptions for rape or incest or fetal abnormalities while discussing a $220 million social services budget. Senator Rush urged upholding abortion rights for poorer women, while Senator Taylor argued life protection and private funding.
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Iowa senators clash over Medicaid abortions in debate
The Iowa Senate debated Medicaid funded abortions with lawmakers divided along party lines. Proponents argued for poor women's rights and access while opponents warned of back alley abortion risks and constitutional concerns. Amendments restricting or expanding the policy failed as the session continued.
Legislative Notes mock Nielsen rating question at subcommittee
In Des Moines Sen Bill Hutchins asks about school ratings and Rep Wally Horn suggests asking Nielsen. The Nielsen cited is Rep Carl Nielsen, not TV ratings. The piece notes TV cameras at the Statehouse often miss Sen Richard Drake as he speaks, sometimes showing the top of his head.
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Altoona
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R-Muscatine
Drake
Senate
Adoption numbers rise in Iowa puzzling agencies
Des Moines reports more babies offered for adoption as agencies struggle to explain the shift from a decade of long waiting lists. Catholic Social Services notes one to two year waits now, while Hillcrest Center sees only a slight uptick and more older children in adoption. New Iowa laws complicate consent from both parents.
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Social Services Agency
Tipton
Virginia initiates movement toward stronger federal union
Virginia early in 1786 appoints commissioners to discuss a stronger central government. Delegates from Virginia and several states meet at Annapolis, then issue a call for a constitutional convention in Philadelphia in May 1787 to render the federal framework adequate to the union’s needs.
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