The Biden administration has introduced a controversial set of new regulations intended to increase staffing levels and improve patient care in nursing homes. The new staffing rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has faced fierce opposition from the industry and Republicans in Congress. It establishes for the first time national minimum staffing […] The post Biden administration unveils new rule on nursing home staffing levels appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
AMES — Presidents of the state’s public universities told the Iowa Board of Regents Thursday they are eliminating departments and positions related to diversity, equity and inclusion and looking to support students on a more individualized basis. Iowa State University, University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa have been working since the fall to […] The post State universities eliminate, reorganize DEI offices to meet Regents directives appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
In a split vote, the Iowa Utilities Board declined to solicit more evidence before it decides whether to issue a pipeline permit to Summit Carbon Solutions, according to a Thursday board order. In recent months, the company has more than doubled the number of ethanol producers to which its system would connect and added 340 […] The post Regulators deny late requests to delay carbon dioxide pipeline decision appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Environmental groups recently asked the federal government to intervene in northeast Iowa, where ag pollution is believed to have contaminated scads of private wells with unhealthy concentrations of nitrate. Their petition mirrors one that sought the same help last year for southeast Minnesota, which has the same porous topography that makes its groundwater more prone […] The post Minnesota’s actions foreshadow potential farm regulations for Iowa appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.