Defense seeks access to girl's confidential records in Vega case
Ruben Vega's attorney asks a judge to allow viewing of the girl's medical mental health and school records, arguing relevance as he faces five counts of second degree sexual abuse involving a now 15 year old. The judge granted a delay for the trial, tentatively set for late February or March.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark Brown
Ruben Vega
Brown
Vega
6Th Judicial District
Ian Thornhill
Linn County
Nick Maybanks
Thornhill
Trish.mehaffey
Thegazette.com
Pair of suspects charged after Iowa City robbery riot
Two men Ali A. Ali and Arthur L. Kirksey Jr face rioting and two counts of aggravated robbery after a group of seven or more attacked, robbed and attempted to grab purses at 511 S. Gilbert St. The incident left a woman punched and others assaulted as police found the suspects in an apartment building.
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Iowa City
S. Gilbert St
Ali A. Ali
Arthur L. Kirskey, Jr
Coralville
Ali
Kirksey
Kiwon D. Clay
Leroy H. Dix
States push tougher harassment training for lawmakers
The piece details how multiple states move to require anti harassment training for lawmakers amid a string of harassment cases. It cites Iowa and seven other states pursuing stronger training while leaders review policies. Notable incidents include Iowa 2013 firing, Illinois annual training push, Kentucky leadership resignation, Oklahoma text allegations, Ohio and Florida cases.
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Senate
House
Ilinois
Ira Silverstein
Oklahoma House
Dan Kirby
Kirby
Kentucky
Jeff Hoover
Ohio
Cliff Hite
Florida
Jack Latvala
Jeff Clemens
Medicaid Employees Shift to UnitedHealthcare in Iowa
AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa withdraws leaving Amerigroup Iowa and UnitedHealthcare of the River Valley as the two MCOs. About 214,000 AmeriHealth members will move to UnitedHealthcare at year start, with options to switch to Amerigroup by March 1. UnitedHealthcare plans to hire over 400 new case managers statewide, including 70 in Polk County, to handle the transition.
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Amerigroup
Iowa
UnitedHealthcare
River Valley
Ameri-Health
United Healthcare
MCO
Polk County
Katie Bonner
Bonner
Town Department of Human Services
AmeriHealth
AmeriHealth Caritas
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Iowa Medical and Classification Center
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Cedar
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Ali Ali
Arthur Kirskey
Capitol
Kirsten Anderson
Senate Gop
Bill Dix
Shell Rock
Iowa House
Stateline
Pew Charitable Trusts
Reuters
Rod Boshart
Erin Murphy
The
Gazette
Des Moines
Medicaid
Tunity
Matt Highland
Jesse Harris
Michaela.ramm
Thegazette
Collins Road Theatres
Justin Moore
Dylan Scott
Mulligan’s Pub
the Gazette
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