Board expands funds for AIDS related cases
The State Board of Health approved expanded financial aid for Iowa residents with AIDS or related infections who lack insurance. The rules, effective Oct. 1, broaden reimbursements to cover full drug costs and raise the poverty threshold, funding comes from federal HHS. Five board members opposed initially. a re consideration led to an eventual unanimous vote to approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Owa
State Board of Health
Health Board
Iowa City
Art Gratias
Health Department
Gratias
Iowa Health Board Backs Anti Smoking Statement
The State Board of Health endorsed a joint anti smoking stance with the American Lung Association of Iowa American Cancer Society American Heart Association and Iowa Medical Society. They support a comprehensive 1991 legislative agenda restricting minor tobacco access banning vending machines curbing free distributions raising taxes and loosening limits on local indoor air rules while opposing a smoker rights bill. Some members approved parts of the plan but Dr Dante Toriello urged less government in personal choices. The board unanimously backed the general statement.
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Owacity
State Board of Health
American Lung Asociation of Iowa
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Iowa Medical Society
Iowa
Tobacco Lobby
Senate trash clash widens in Iowa race
Democratic incumbent Tom Harkin and Republican challenger Tom Tauke spar over a DC budget amendment affecting whether Iowa can block out of state garbage. Tauke challenges Harkin on the pay raise issue, saying he will "clean his clock" if it becomes campaign fodder.
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Iowa
Tom Harkin
Tom Tauke
Tauke
Harkin
Senate
Columbia
Phil Roeder
Congress
Roeder
State attorneys favor retaining all judges in Iowa vote
A survey by the Iowa State Bar Association shows lawyers largely back retention of sitting judges on the November ballot with seven districts reporting strong support. Three judges barely cleared 50 percent, triggering potential replacements if not improved.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Bar Association
The
Bar Association
Iowa
Tom Hamilton
Polk County
Theodore Miller
Joel Pasternak
Joseph Keefe
Decorah
William Klotzbach
Independence
Thomas Koehler
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Briles
Davenport
Phillip Collett
Ottumwa
Dan Morrison
Sigourney
Harlan Bainter
Mount Pleasant
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
District Court
Interview error animates Hardy murder trial disturbance
A taped interview mentioning Kenneth Hardy s past assault conviction disrupted the Waterloo murder trial in Scott County. Judge Stigler ordered the problematic segment struck from jurors recollection after Joy Powell of the Waterloo Courier aired it by mistake amid ongoing appellate and defense concerns.
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Davenport
Kenneth Hardy
Waterloo
Scott County District Court
Waterloo Courier
Joy Powell
Hardy
George Stigler
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Dante Toriello
John Kirsch
New York
Iowa Supreme Court
Louis Lavorato
Alfredo Parrish
Stigler
Lavorato
Powell
Rochelle Barry
Charles City
Barry
Nadia
16Th Ave
Donna Rotzler
Hiawatha
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