

Area agencies react to potential 26% cut to victim services program
The proposed $1.7 million cut to victim services represents a tiny fraction of the overall state budget and a sliver of budget reductions so


All talk, little action, on sentencing reform
For a few years now, state and federal lawmakers around the nation have been working on sentencing reform and the elimination of mandatory-m


Victims services cuts leave Iowa agencies uneasy, lawmakers divided
Victim service providers across the state are concerned that proposed cuts to state victims services could mean Iowans in need of resources


Guest Opinion: Keep funding for victim services a top priority
On Wednesday, the justice systems appropriations subcommittee proposed its fiscal 2018 budget, which included a proposed nearly 26 percent d