Highlights in this edition:
- Budget Process Moves to Next Phase
- Key difference between the House and Senate is $5 million Public Safety Equipment Fund in the House while Senate is at zero funding
- EMT Courses for High School Seniors
- West Des Moines Community Schools, DMACC, and the City of West Des Moines are partnering to offer an EMT program for high school seniors
- House Republicans Send Clear Message on Telehealth, Mental Health Care
- Telehealth expansion is important to House Republicans to increase mental health care access in Iowa
- Bottle Bill Under Discussion in Iowa House
- After over 40 years without substantive changes in the law, several concerns and issues have grown
