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House Speaker Pat Grassley said lawmakers were reviewing “social safety net” policies as they addressed the workforce issue. 

A proposal increases the number of two-year-olds one care center staff member can watch.

President Biden and the "minor incursion" of Ukraine; debt collectors can now text or DM you; this year's agenda regarding mental health and day care in the Iowa Legislature; how to get manufacturing jobs back to the US. Click to hear hour one of Need To Know With Jeff Angelo for 1/20/2022.

A 2021 proposal to change how the state monitors the eligibility of Iowans on public assistance is back in the Iowa Legislature.

Attempts in previous years to add requirements for Iowans who receive public benefits like Medicaid and food assistance failed to pass both chambers in the Iowa Legislature. A renewed effort is under way this year, with a new approach: Instead of pushing for just one or two big bills addressing public assistance programs, statehouse Republicans have broken the myriad proposals into a slew of bills running separately.

Des Moines, IA- Iowa House Republicans are proposing steps to address gaps in Iowa's mental health care system. Radio Iowa reports that includes state spending to add 46 psychiatric beds at the state Mental Health Institutes in Cherokee and Independence. Republican Representative Ann Meyer of Fort Dodge says the issue came up in conversations with law enforcement and with constituents as she campaigned. "I had so many people standing at the doors telling me 20-minute stories about love...

Republicans say their mental health package would help Iowa add more services for those who need more mental health treatment.

Republicans say their mental health package would help Iowa add more services for those who need more mental health treatment.

Rep. Ann Meyer's proposals include increasing psychiatric residencies and establishing loan forgiveness for new mental health providers.