State senator pushes for reform after teen deaths in foster system
Senator Matt McCoy cites the starvation deaths of Natalie Finn and Sabrina Ray to demand tens of millions in funding to reclaim DHS supervision of foster and adoptive placements. He notes staff shortages and $124 million DHS cuts over the past year left 56 counties without child abuse investigators.
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Natalie Finn
West Des Moines
Sabrina Ray
Perry
Iowa
McCoy
Foxhaven
Towa
New U S citizens see chance for better life
The Gazette reports 74 people from diverse nations took the oath of allegiance at the 11th annual naturalization ceremony held at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch. Among new citizens were Blanca Apolonio Brownmiller and Elizabeth Bernal, whose stories included escaping poverty and seeking a better life for their families.
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Rebecca F. Miller
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Canada
Myanmar
Mexico
Elizabeth Bernal
U.S
Bernal
Blanca Apolonio Brownmiller
United States
C.J. Williams
Liberia
Williams
Fatima Khaliefa
Iowa City
University of Town
Sudan
Iowa Senate staffer in harassment case quits
A longtime Iowa Senate GOP staffer connected to a sexual harassment and discrimination suit that yielded a 2.2 million dollar award has left the Republican caucus staff. The departure, described as a personnel matter, comes after Kirsten Anderson testified about a hostile workplace and taunting by male supervisors. Former state Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck was also named in testimony.
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State Senate
GOP
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Republican Caucus
Jim Friedrich
Senate Republicans
Ed Failor Jr
Senate
Bill Dix
Shell Rock
Failor
Des Moines Register
Friedrich
Polk County
Kirsten Anderson
Senate Republican Caucus
Statehouse
Anderson
Senate Republi
Can
Iowa
Shawn Hamerlinck
Dewitt
Hamerlinck
Clinton County Board of Supervisors
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James Q. Lynch
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Amments
James.lyncht
Te.com
Thegazette.com
Blolek
E. Marion
Culversgaraien
Meghan Kinnett
Ryan Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis Center
Biaggi
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