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But even though first responders interact with the public, not all agencies are counting. Among the departments that are, vaccination rates range from 55 to 95 percent of their first-responders. In Cedar Rapids, public safety spokesperson Greg Buelow said about 70 percent or roughly 190 of the city’s sworn police officers and dispatchers, and 80 percent or roughly 115 of the city’s firefighters have been vaccinated. In Johnson County, Chief Deputy Randy Lamm said the Sheriff’s Office employs 97 full-time employees, one part-time employee and 31 reserves. Of those 129, Lamm said 72 about 56 percent had been vaccinated as of the beginning of March. Seven more employees were scheduled to be vaccinated at that time. ....
DES MOINES Majority GOP senators passed “back-the-blue” bills Wednesday to toughen protest-related penalties in the wake of last summer’s racial injustice unrest and impose financial sanctions against local governments that take action to “defund” law enforcement. Senate File 534 legislation containing enhanced sentences for criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, harassment, rioting and unlawful assembly was passed 31-17 party-line vote. Senate President Jake Chapman, R-Adel, ruled a Democratic amendment seeking to add a ban on racial profiling was out of order procedurally, as the bill was drafted. Also, Senate File 479 passed on a 41-7 vote with 10 Democrats joining 31 Republicans in supporting the measure while seven Democrats were opposed. Under the bill, local government entities would be ineligible to receive state funds if their elected officials reduce the budget of their law enforcement agency unless their total budget is reduced by an equ ....
DES MOINES An Iowa lawmaker used the debunked claim of widespread election fraud to explain his support Wednesday for a sweeping election bill that would reduce the early voting period by more than a third and limit the ways voters receive and submit early ballots. Public hearings were held on the new bill, Senate Study Bill 1199, which was introduced just 24 hours earlier by statehouse Republicans. After hearing public input, most of which was in opposition, Sen. Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig, said he supports the proposal because “it addresses the controversy that the country is going through right now.” Schultz was referring to doubt in the 2020 presidential election results falsely sowed by Republican former President Donald Trump, who lost. ....
As parts of the Corridor endured their fourth day in a row of high temperatures at or below zero, the state s largest utilities asked customers Monday to reduce their use of natural gas because of the added strain. ....