Branstad OKs sweeping Iowa child safety and abuse bills
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a package of child protection and domestic abuse measures totaling 510000 funded by new fees and reallocation. The package includes videotaped testimony for abuse cases, a missing person clearinghouse, stricter endangerment penalties, and mandatory abuse awareness training for reporters. It also expands court priorities for child sex abuse cases and funds for prevention programs and local domestic abuse initiatives.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
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Iowa
Birth registration fee sparks hospital confusion in Iowa
Governor signs a bill adding a $10 birth registration fee with no guidelines yet issued to hospitals. Hospitals may only make a good faith effort to collect, and Medicaid recipients may be exempt. Critics warn the levy could hinder birth registration while state processes remain unchanged.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Iowa Hospital Association
Mercy Hospital
Mike Scott
The
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Dean Borg
University
Iowa City
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Department of Health
Des Moines
Linn County
Pauline Steele
Court ruling clouds Cedar Valley Nature Trail fate
Iowa Supreme Court decision may force land to revert to neighboring owners, affecting about a mile of the 52 mile Cedar Valley Nature Trail. Linn County Conservation Board official Dan Biechler says the ruling awaits review and no impact can be determined yet.
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Dan Biechler
Linn County Conservation Board
Biechler
Supreme Court
Donald E
Ollie McKinley
Edward D
Glenda M. McKinley
Benton County
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