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State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Saturday October 12, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Idaho A.G. Labrador Joins 20-State Coalition to Stop Medicare Nursing Home Rule Change
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 20-state coalition in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. The suit is led by the attorneys general from Kansas, Iowa and South Carolina. Currently, nursing homes are required by Congress   more

Impact Award, valued at more than $51,000 annually, expands to Wisconsin
DECORAH, Iowa, Oct. 9 -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College has expanded its Impact Award scholarship program to Wisconsin for students entering college in the fall of 2025. The Luther College Impact Award program was initiated in fall 2021 for qualifying students in the state of Iowa and expanded to the state of Minnesota last year. These awards provide free tuition for up to four years to students who have a 3.5 grade point average and whose families have an adjusted gr  more

Iowa Insurance Dept.: Michael Michio and Claim Adjusters Group Ordered to Pay a Total of More Than $1.3 Million in Restitution, Penalties and Fees and Nonresident Public Adjuster's License Revoked
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release: Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen issued a final order that revoked the nonresident public adjuster license of Michael Michio and permanently banned him and his company, Claim Adjusters Group, Inc, from applying for Iowa public adjuster licenses. Michio and Claim Adjusters Group were also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,028,177.10, pay   more

National Republican Congressional Committee: Christina Bohannan and National Democrats Caught Red-Handed
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Christina Bohannan and national Democrats were caught LYING about Rep. Miller-Meeks' record. In fact, they were proven wrong three separate times. WQAD: [View photo in the link at bottom] KCCI: [View photo in the link at bottom] KCRG: "It is worth noting Miller-Meeks was not in the legislature when that law was passed, so she never voted on it." "Christina Bohannan and national Democrats wer  more

National survey seeks career insights from Luther College alumni
DECORAH, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College announces a new partnership with Lightcast, a global leader in labor market data, to participate in the National Alumni Career Mobility (NACM) survey. This annual national benchmark survey seeks career satisfaction and insights from the alumni cohorts who graduated five years ago and 10 years ago this year, the classes of 2014 and 2019. The data collected by this survey will be used to help Luther College bette  more