Highlights in this edition: 

• Iowa's Taxpayer Relief Fund
  
  • It is an account in the State Treasury that holds unanticipated state revenue to be returned to the taxpayers
• Iowa Department of Education Releases New State School Performance Ratings and Federal Designations
  • Over 93%, or 351 schools, were identified in need of targeted support and improvement because students with disabilities at their school performed below the level of the lowest 5 percent of all schools
• Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Large Medical Malpractice Verdict
  • The jury decision that was reversed was for $97.4 million, with over $40 million being noneconomic damages
• House Republicans-Protecting Communities 
  • Organized retail theft goes beyond simply shoplifting and is a coordinated effort by an individual or group to steal merchandise from a retail establishment
• Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship (TPRA) Grant Program
  • TPRA is a unique grant opportunity that provides additional ways for current high school students and adult paraeducators to earn credentials while learning and working in the classroom

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