School Reform, Student Safety, Prescription Drug Abuse Targets of Legislative …

School reform, student safety, prescription drug abuse targets of legislative …

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The General Assembly will also continue to work on the state's prescription drug epidemic and the continuing spread of methamphetamine abuse, which has worked its way from rural areas to metropolitan centers. "The drug problem costs the state so much …
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Flu patients flooding Des Moines medical centers

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The hospitals are directing individuals with non-life-threatening illnesses to seek treatment at walk-in and urgent care clinics to keep emergency rooms available for serious cases. The hospitals also are restricting patient visitors. “We're seeing …
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Dist. 8 lawmakers sponsor criminal justice reform bill

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Included among SB70's proposals is the authority to place more drug and alcohol offenders into intensive treatment programs instead of sending them to prison. Another section gives Gilbertson the authority to establish a drug court system in any court …
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