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Radio Iowa: Iowa legislature establishes licensure for Rural Emergency Hospitals

The legislature is sending Governor Kim Reynolds a bill setting up a state process so small Iowa hospitals may be licensed as a Rural Emergency Hospital.

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DMR: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2023/03/15/iowa-poll-majorities-favor-property-income-tax-cuts-legislature-bills/69989532007/

Majorities of Iowans favor cutting property taxes and gradually eliminating the state’s individual income tax, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. 

Fifty-eight percent of Iowans say they favor initiatives to “cut property taxes, limiting what local governments could spend on services.” Thirty-four percent are opposed and 8% are not sure. 

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DMR: Iowa Poll: Strong majority opposes using eminent domain for carbon-capture pipelines

At a time when the state is deeply divided politically, Iowans are largely united in their opposition to carbon-capture pipeline companies using eminent domain to force unwilling landowners to sell them access to their property, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. 

The poll shows 78% of Iowans oppose companies using the state-granted power to build carbon-capture pipelines across the state, while 15% are in favor and 7% are unsure.  

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DMR: Iowa Poll: Majorities support bans on gender-affirming care for kids, LGBTQ teaching limits

Majorities of Iowans support Republican legislation to restrict instruction on LGBTQ topics in schools and ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. 

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Radio Iowa: House unanimously votes to curb non-medical switching of prescriptions

The Iowa House has unanimously voted to set new rules to prevent prescription drug switches that aren’t done for medical reasons.

This would not apply to substituting a less expensive generic drug for a brand name medication with the same active ingredients.

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