Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds voter ID law
The Supreme Court denies the civil rights groups bid to block Wisconsin Act 23, allowing the state to implement a strict voter ID requirement. Governor Walker led the defense, arguing minimal burden and fraud protection while critics say the rule will disenfranchise minority and low-income voters. The law accepts eight ID forms including state licenses, non-driver IDs, military IDs and some student IDs.
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Wisconsin
Scott Walker
Supreme Court
Indiana
Walker
Brad Schimel
Medicaid expansion cuts hospital uncompensated care nationwide
A government report shows Medicaid expansion reduced uncompensated care by 21 percent, with expansion states saving $5 billion versus $2.4 billion in non expansion states in 2014. In Iowa, the Health and Wellness Plan has enrolled over 115,000, aiding Cedar Rapids hospitals like Mercy and UnityPoint St. Luke’s with more Medicaid patients and less self pay.
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HHS
Iowa
Johnson County
Linn County
Department of Human Services
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
the Gazette
Mercy
Unity Point Health
St. Luke’s Hospital
Police find no evidence of gang rape at UVA fraternity
Charlottesville police said they could not find evidence that a rape occurred at a University of Virginia Phi Kappa Psi fraternity as described in a Rolling Stone article and suspended the investigation. Rolling Stone later apologized and an outside review by Steve Coll and Sheila Coronel was planned.
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University of Virginia
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone Magazine
Jackie
Phi Kappa Psi
Steve Coll
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Sheila Coronel
Regents nominees vow independents for Iowa board
Patricia Downie Mary Andringa and Rachael Johnson pledged independent voices for the nine member Iowa Board of Regents. Andringa a Vermeer Corp. executive from Pella and Downie a Des Moines mother of nine are Republicans while Johnson a UNI student has no party. If confirmed they join a panel to oversee Iowa's three universities and two special schools with terms beginning May 1.
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Terry Branstad
Patricia Downie
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Mitchellville
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Sioux City
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Jimmy Centers
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Regents
Bob Downer
Iowa City
Ruth Harkin
Cumming
Hannah Walsh
Andringa, Downie and Johnson
Herman Quirmbach
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Pella
Iowa Business Council
Iowa Stem Initiative
Cownie
Peter Cownie
West Des Moines
Drake University
UNI
Cedar Falls
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