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Iowa withholds student cheating documents
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Officials with the Iowa Department of Education say they won’t release any information related to the student cheating in the Davenport School District.
Read More →Special interests drive Iowa education reforms
By Tushar Rae | Iowa Watchdog contributor
DES MOINES – Good intentions aren’t the only driving force behind Iowa’s education reform efforts.
State education agencies, special interest groups and for-profit education companies have spent thousands in 2012 and 2013 to hire lobbyists and pad the pockets of lawmakers who sit on key committees.
Read More →Lawmakers’ families bring home big perks
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Family members and close friends of Iowa‘s Congressional Delegation benefit from their relative’s position, whether it be through securing special one-time funding for an alma mater or hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay a lawmaker’s son for working on his campaign, a review federal records shows.
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Court orders Des Moines board to turn over closed-session tape
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
A Polk County judge Friday agreed to review the tape of a closed-door meeting held by the Des Moines School Board in regards to former Superintendent Nancy Sebring’s controversial departure.
Graham Gillette, a former school board member, brought a lawsuit against the district last year requesting that a judge review the [...]
Iowa lawmakers stall on measure to track welfare spending
By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – A bill to limit the use of Iowa welfare dollars at strip clubs, bars and casinos stalled Wednesday when members of the Iowa House approved an amended version they then returned to the Iowa Senate.
With the Legislative session winding down, House members spent more than four hours debating [...]
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 21, 2013 at 11:31pm
Branstad now open to Medicaid expansion if feds give assurances. t.co/9HHVemGBFt #aca #ialegis
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 21, 2013 at 10:30pm
Iowa withholds cheating information from Madison Elementary School in Davenport. t.co/GkzfuPiu3G #iapolitics
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 21, 2013 at 9:48pm
Branstad now open to Medicaid expansion if feds give assurances. t.co/taB75wdpBp #aca #ialegis
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 21, 2013 at 8:27pm
Iowa withholds cheating information from Madison Elementary School in Davenport. t.co/xbxK6PFkuV #iapolitics
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 21, 2013 at 8:26pm
Iowa withholds cheating information. t.co/S0qpDNGdKg @iagov
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IowaWatchdog
Iowa Watchdog is an independent news organization in Iowa that focuses on uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse at the state and local level of government.
IowaWatchdog
on May 21, 2013 at 8:21pm
Iowa withholds cheating investigation documents from Davenport. t.co/yOgTKplnel #iaedreform
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