DES MOINES — They may not have been the stuff of campaign flyers, but the Iowa House approved — mostly on bipartisan votes — more than 20 pieces of legislation Monday ranging from updating the probate code, reimbursement costs for transporting bodies for autopsies and non-ambulatory deer hunting.The House also addressed the still lingering impact of mortgage redlining in Iowa cities and payment parity for mental health services delivered to rural Iowans.Using data made available by the University of Richmond, Rep.
Iowa House Approves Bills Addressing ‘redlining,’ Mental Health Payment Parity
James Q. Lynch, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Mon, 03/08/2021 - 5:49pm
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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