Reworking Iowa MHDS aims to reshape services
In Marion Iowa Jamee Weber 33 relies on a personal caretaker paid partly by public funds after a 2005 motorcycle crash left her with a brain injury. Weber and thousands of Iowans watch the states plan to reorganize Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities services through six working groups and an interim legislative committee with a timeline and proposed changes at www dhs state ia us Partners MHDSRedesign.htm
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Ne Gazette
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Cedar Rapids
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Sue Mar
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
John Heckel
Jamce Weber
Heckel Law Office
Voters seek electability over strict records in early states
GOP voters in Iowa and New Hampshire increasingly back candidates seen as more electable. Romney and Perry gain in these states while Bachmann Cain Santorum struggle, as voters cite winning ability over perfect conservative credentials. Potts shifts to Perry, Hilliard leans to Romney with Huntsman as alternative in New Hampshire.
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Kathy Potts
Cedar Rapids
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Scott Hilliard
Utah
Jon Huntsman
Iowa weighs exit exams as graduation test option
Des Moines bureau reports Iowa considers exit exams tied to graduation as part of Gov. Branstad reform plan. A blueprint to outline goals may propose end of course tests or new exam battery. High stakes or low stakes options vary by impact on diplomas and final grades.
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