Prosecutors push certification for victim counselors in Iowa
Federal prosecutors in Cedar Rapids join Linn, Scott, Warren, Story, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Tama and Dickenson counties in urging voluntary certification of victim counselors. The move seeks professional standards to protect traumatized victims and align services with industry guidelines, backed by the University of South Carolina study and Iowa Victim Assistance.
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Video pull tabs to roll out across Iowa taverns next spring
Iowa will install about 4000 high tech video pull-tab machines in bars restaurants and clubs aiming for 20 million dollars in annual revenue. Each plays for one dollar with cashouts via a clerk and top prizes undetermined yet the statewide rollout will take more than a year to reach the 4000 units.
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