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Iowa Over Time Shutdown Sparks DHS Controversy
Iowa's overtime cut affects about 2,800 state workers and 12,800 in calculated hours across agencies, with Human Services hit hardest by warnings of increased caseload stress amid starvation deaths of two foster girls. Officials say reforms save about 5 million while maintaining core investigations into child and family cases.
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Des Moines
Town Department of Human Services
Iowa
Dave Heaton
Mount Pleasant
Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
Human Services
Iowa Department of Administrative Services
Natalie Finn
West Des Moines
Sabrina Ray
Perry
Terry Branstad
McCoy
Heaton
Glenwood Resource Center
Pam Jochum
Dubuque
DHS
Jochum
House
Senate
Afscme
Iowa Council 61
Danny Homan
Council 61
Jecus
Homan
Jamies Q. Lynch
the Gazette