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Task force begins evaluation of state’s four mental health institutions

By Lynda Waddington 9/4/09

Legislation requiring the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to submit a proposal to close one state mental health facility was mostly overlooked when it passed, but, now that a task force has been established to craft a proposal, at least four Iowa communities that could be impacted are taking notice.

Family Planning Funds Removed by House as Appropriations Bill Heads to Conference

By Lynda Waddington 4/23/08

Iowa lawmakers are meeting today in an effort to reconcile the 2008 health and human services appropriations bill, a necessary and traditional piece of legislation considered controversial this year because of the implementation of a new fund to address family planning.

Chief Justice Address Provides Priority Insights for Legislators

By Lynda Waddington 1/17/08

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus had a hard act to follow when she made her second appearance before the state legislature on Wednesday morning — herself.
Following a 2007 State of the Judiciary address in which Ternus called for efforts to improve the lives of foster children, lawmakers passed at least five related bills [...]

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