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Davenport man hit by train Family cares for sick daughter, battles insurance company Many middle class families are living in fear that a major illness will strike and their health insurance won't cover the ... via WQAD-TV Moline

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“We're increasing rapidly, more than a percent a year”

Iowa's greenhouse gas emissions are growing faster than the nation's as a whole, even as new state programs fight to limit the damage from global climate change, a new report shows. via Http

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Wind energy is moving from the farm fields of Iowa into the classroom at Drake University. via KGAN

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An Illinois man is in jail charged with third-degree sexual abuse after he was arrested on the campus of Upper Iowa University. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

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“It's a great day for Fort Madison”

Fort Madison, Ia. - There was joy in southeast Iowa today as Gov. Chet Culver signed legislation for $250 million in statewide construction projects that includes money for a new, 800-bed maximum security unit ... via Des Moines Register

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Some nurses in Iowa are in for a pay raise. The Legislature, in a last-minute deal, agreed to give medium and large hospitals a 1% increase in Medicaid money. via KWQC-TV Davenport

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A district court was wrong when it ruled the state couldn't hold a man with a history of sexually abusing young children. via KCRG

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“Our research is only beginning on this subject, but ... from our perspective, it appears Iowa might be going against the grain of what is occurring elsewhere.”

By LEE ROOD lrood@dmreg.com Posted at 04:05 on 05/08/2008 Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal said Wednesday that the Legislature would take a look at a new policy initiated in state agencies by Gov. via Indianola Record-Herald

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Iowa's transportation department plans to keep using Spanish and other languages in official notices pending legal guidance from the attorney general's office. via KAAL-TV Austin

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Health officials are asking Iowans to update their measles shots. More than sixty cases have been reported in the United States this year. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

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