Two-year probe finds Iowa nursing facilities fail to meet care obligations
Disability Rights Iowa filed a federal complaint alleging the Branstad administration and DHS have neglected legal duties toward 650 mentally ill and intellectually disabled residents in 430 Iowa facilities. After an investigation, advocates say oversight has shifted to facilities and contracted screening lacks sufficient state control, prompting calls for federal intervention and stronger compliance with Medicaid and Medicare funds.
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Readers praise Todd Dorman and call for debates and Walmart
A Cedar Rapids reader applauds Todd Dorman’s columns and cites Rick Stewart as a potential strong candidate outside big money. The letter critiques televised debates and fact checks, questions Ernst’s responses, and supports a Walmart on Mount Vernon Road to aid low income residents and neighborhood improvement.
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Why millennials avoid driving and embrace transit
Harrop argues that millennials drive less and rely more on buses and ride hail due to urban living, tech aid, and congestion. The piece credits economic pressures and urban preferences for car ownership decline, noting a late 2000s drop in mileage among 16 to 34 year olds and a rise in public transit use.
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Public Interest Research Group
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Nature and drones threaten monarchs and bees in Iowa
The piece argues a 90 percent monarch decline in 20 years linked to herbicides and habitat loss, noting Iowa's historic role in migration. It cites broader declines in birds and pollinators, laments biodiversity loss, and suggests techno fixes like drone bees and robot birds as future solutions, with caution about overreliance on fiction.
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National Audubon Society
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Har Edwards
Law Department of Natural Resources
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