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Veterans Affairs Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official, Veteran Affairs Committee, Votes

All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 2200 – Veterans benefits services, events disclosure SF 2201 – Public Defense omnibus technical updates SF 2366 – IDVA omnibus HF 2420 – Iowa national service corps program *HF 2502 – Standings: ...

Natural Resources & Environment Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Natural Resources & Environment Committee, Official, Votes

All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 512 – Water-quality funding for watershed improvement and infrastructure HF 2303 – Updates to various programs administered by DNR HF 2365– DNR conservation and recreation policies HF 2440 – Water-quality clean-up ...

Human Resources Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Human Resources Committee, Official, Votes

All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 359 – Fetal tissue and six-week abortion ban SF 360 – Newborn Safe Haven Act SF 2203 – Limited nurses authorization SF 2228 – Licensure of genetic counselors SF 2298 – ...

Commerce Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Commerce Committee, Official, Votes

All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 2169 – Alcoholic beverages licensee liability SF 2177 – CRA security freezes SF 2257 – Marketplace contractors SF 2262 – Final-stage motor vehicle manufacturers SF 2311 – Public utilities regulation SF ...

Statement from Senate Dem Leader on signing of GOP tax scheme

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Working families

Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans are putting our state at greater financial risk with a tax scheme that is a bad deal for most Iowans. The legislation signed into law today is bursting with giveaways to millionaires, wealthy corporations and people who don’t live in Iowa.

Local Government Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Local Government Committee, Official, Votes

All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 481 – “Sanctuary city” ban SF 2226 – Groundwater hazard statements with county recorder SF 2227 – County resolution publication SF 2291 – Assessor notices HF 2258 – Flood mitigation funds ...

Agriculture Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Agriculture Committee, Blog, Official, Votes

All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. HF 2281 – Fish confinement feeding operations HF 2422 – Noxious weed update bill HF 2407 – Lake pesticides HF 2408 – Sale of eggs by grocery stores HF 2281 amends ...

Governor: Reveal the numbers behind Medicaid savings claims

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Consumer protections, Fiscal responsibility, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

“We all know for-profit Medicaid has been a disaster for Iowa families and health care providers,” said Jochum. “I believe it has also been a disaster for the state budget. Governor Reynolds, I look forward to a public review of the hundreds of millions of dollars Iowa has spent on privatized Medicaid and the reforms that will start fixing Iowa’s Medicaid mess.”

Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

This Memorial Day, there are many ways to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Fly the flag, take a walk through the cemetery or visit a local monument. No matter where we are, we can all join in the National Moment of Remembrance observed across the country at 3 p.m. on May 28.

Jochum to Auditor Mosiman: Open “special investigation” into claims of Iowa Medicaid savings

6 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

Senator Pam Jochum of Dubuque has formally asked Mary Mosiman, the Auditor of the State of Iowa, to “audit the Iowa Medicaid program and the private managed care companies to document and determine the amount of ‘savings’ generated by privatizing the Iowa Medicaid program.”

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