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Trial moved to Davenport for slain Evansdale girl’s father
WATERLOO — Trial for the father of one of the abducted cousins has been moved out of Black Hawk County because of publicity over the girls’ disappearance. District Court Judge David Staudt ruled that it would be unlikely to find an impartial jury in the state’s domestic abuse and drug cases against Daniel Eugene Morrissey, [...]
Iowa takes new look at forming exchange for health insurance
Consumer groups are increasing the pressure on Gov. Terry Branstad to allow Iowa to begin setting up an online marketplace for health insurance now that President Barack Obama’s re-election has cleared the way for the new federal health care plan to go into effect. Under the new Affordable Care Act, states have until Friday to [...]
FEMA rejects plans for Cedar Rapids recreation center in Time Check
Some of the youngsters that might have used a new northwest Cedar Rapids recreation center may be grown up and gone by the time it gets built. In the latest chapter in the rec center saga, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has informed the state and city that it has rejected the City Council’s August [...]
IDPH rolls out online quit-smoking tool
IDPH Rolls Out Online Quit-Smoking Tool Web Coach offers interactive personalized tools The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) will launch a web-based tool November 1 designed to help Iowans who have chosen to quit smoking. “Web Coach” is an interactive online program that provides each participant with a personalized experience. The Web Coach [...]
Blind Solon teen inspires fellow marching band members
Jalen Howsare experiences things a little differently when he takes to the field as a member of the Solon High School marching band, Before each performance, the 14-year-old freshman assembles his trumpet and dons his uniform. He warms up with his bandmates. He laughs and talks with his friends, calming his nerves before the coming [...]
Iowa university presidents adapt to changing roles
As Iowa State University installs a president and the University of Northern Iowa starts a search for a new leader, a recent national study shows college presidents are getting older and staying for shorter tenures in their jobs. The shorter stays are likely due in part to growing external pressures, spurred in recent years by [...]
Health care coverage for all Iowans difficult to attain
About this project: IowaWatch.org, the Burlington Hawk Eye, The Gazette, Iowa City Press-Citizen and the Dubuque Telegraph Herald worked together this summer to report on the need for health care facing Iowans who do not have insurance. They reviewed more than two dozen documents and interviewed two dozen people. Cynthia Houston didn’t panic when [...]
State of unions in Iowa: Declining or surging?
Iowa’s labor movement is energized by a movement to peel back wages, benefits and even bargaining rights at the state level this Labor Day, leaders say. When commentators pontificate about the state of labor each year around this time, they’ve tended to dwell on the overall decline in organized labor representation in the work force [...]
Iowa gets funds to stop drug abuse before it starts
The White House’s announcement last week of a new drug control policy puts Iowa at the forefront of a decades-long debate over how to treat substance abuse and crime — and may affect the case for legalizing medical marijuana in the state. President Barack Obama’s administration announced a $22 million grant program in Iowa, Arizona [...]
