Heart to Heart, May 2012

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Heart to Heart, June 2012

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Heart to Heart, July 2012

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Heart to Heart, August 2012

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Part II. Iowa railroad resource guide, 2009

This section of the 2009 Iowa Railroad System Plan provides background information for the plan, grouped by topic. The resource guide also provides users with important information about the railroad industry and Iowa’s railroad system. The major topics covered below include: • Iowa’s railroad system and carriers. • Railroad freight and Iowa’s economy. • Rail passenger service and Iowa’s economy. • The safety of Iowa’s railroad system, including network safety and security, and railroad and communication interaction.

Part III. Iowa railroad resource guide, 2009

This section of the 2009 Iowa Railroad System Plan provides background information for the plan, grouped by topic. The resource guide also provides users with important information about the railroad industry and Iowa’s railroad system. The major topics covered below include: • Iowa’s railroad system and carriers. • Railroad freight and Iowa’s economy. • Rail passenger service and Iowa’s economy. • The safety of Iowa’s railroad system, including network safety and security, and railroad and communication interaction.

Heart to Heart, October 2012

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Plan, 2006 Update

This report discusses a number of topics and presents data and other information in response to Iowa Code Section 216A.135’s mandate for an annual Plan Update. It was prepared as an edocument and relies mainly on links to other documents which, when combined, make up the complete report. The outline that follows names the issues being presented this year by the CJJPAC and is both a table of contents and a “site-map” for the report.

School Bus Safety Study: Kadyn’s Law, December 2012

In 2012, the Iowa legislature passed a bill for an act relating to school bus safety, including providing penalties for failure to obey school bus warning lamps and stop signal arms, providing for a school bus safety study and administrative remedies, and making an appropriation. The bill, referred to as Iowa Senate File (SF) 2218 or “Kadyn’s Law,” became effective March 16, 2012. A multiagency committee addressed three specific safety study elements of Kadyn’s Law as follows: * Use of cameras mounted on school buses to enhance the safety of children riding the buses and aid in enforcement of motor vehicle laws pertaining to stop-arm violations * Feasibility of requiring school children to be picked up and dropped off on the side of the road on which their home is located * Inclusion of school bus safety as a priority in driver training curriculum This report summarizes the findings for each of these topics.

Transportation Coordination in Iowa, December 14, 2012

The 2012 Iowa Code section 324A.4, subsection 2, states the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) “shall biennially prepare a report to be submitted to the general assembly and the governor prior to December 15 of even-numbered years. The report shall recommend methods to increase transportation coordination and improve the efficiency of federal, state, and local government programs used to finance public transit services and may address other topics as appropriate.” Iowa has long been a leader in transportation coordination, from designated public transit agencies covering all 99 counties with little duplication, to requiring any agency receiving public dollars for the provision of transportation to first coordinate with the local public transit agency before providing the transportation on their own, to the creation of the Iowa Transportation Coordination Council. Coordination allows Iowa to provide much needed transportation services to the citizens of Iowa with the most efficient use of public funds. Coordination has been an important topic in Iowa for many years, but during these times of economic constraint and restraint and Iowa’s changing demographics, coordination of transportation services becomes even more critical.

Heart to Heart, September 2012

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Heart to Heart, November 2012

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Heart to Heart, December 2012

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Heart to Heart, January 2013

Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public Health.

Energy Information Report, December 2007

In its 2007 session, the 82nd Iowa General Assembly passed, and Governor Culver signed into law, extensive and far-reaching new state energy policy legislation. Included was a directive to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to deliver to the Director of the Office of Energy Independence a report on six broad topics regarding Iowa’s energy resources.