Iowa Audit Finds Nearly 10 Million Misused in Mental Health Program
Federal auditors say Iowa's 2002 Adult Rehabilitation Services program billed for improper services, including bingo and social activities, and for routine caregiver tasks. The audit, by the HHS inspector general, notes 65 of 100 claims were improper, with $6.2 million in federal funds to be repaid.
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Lincoln Highway Declared Ineligible for National Park Status
The National Park Service recommended against adding the 3300 mile Lincoln Highway to the National Park System. The report advised uniform signs and interpretive sites but urged funding support for a non-profit group to preserve and interpret the highway from New York City to San Francisco. Eastern Iowa ties include Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids and Tama.
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Lincoln Highway preservation program gains federal support
The U S National Park Service outlines a Lincoln Highway preservation plan including an information clearinghouse, signs, and a website with personalized itineraries. It would provide financial and technical aid and align Lincoln Highway resources with federal historic roads programs, acknowledging the 1913 launch by Carl Fisher and the Aug. 23 congressional disclosure.
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Public safety grief and accusations in Evelyn Miller case
Evelyn Miller's mother and her fiancé protest accusations after the 5-year-old vanished July 1 and her body was found July 6 in the Cedar River. They say investigators focus on them and appeal for sympathy as the homicide case attracts continued scrutiny in Floyd County, Iowa.
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BiState plan to reuse Illinois prison eyed to ease Iowa crowding
Iowa and Illinois lawmakers discussed converting Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson Illinois into a joint facility to hold prisoners from both states. Iowa Senator Roger Stewart said transfer feasibility and cost are being studied to reduce Iowa taxpayers prison-space burden. In Fort Dodge a man pleaded guilty to willful injury stemming from a hotel shooting last October.
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Voter Affiliation Limit Challenged by Iowa Greens Libertarians
The Iowa Green Party and Iowa Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit in Des Moines challenging Iowa policy requiring at least 2 percent of the vote for governor or president to list a party on voter registration forms. The suit targets Secretary of State Chet Culver and the Iowa Voter Registration Commission.
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