Renee Schulte - Iowa State Representative
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Mental health and disabilities services (MHDS) reform was the subject of a recent forum hosted by the League of Women Voters last Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Forum participants included Rep. Renee Schulte, Sen. Jack Hatch, Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston, and Polk County Supervisor Robert Brownell. The event, attended by over 130 area voters, was [...]
Medicaid is the second largest program in the state budget, only trailing K-12 education. Each year, the Legislature wrestles with how to fund Medicaid to ensure access to health care coverage for those enrolled. This will continue to be a challenge in the FY 2013 program. The latest Medicaid Forecasting Group report highlights the significance [...]
The Voice of Children award is a recognition given each year by the Orchard Place Board of Directors. It honors an individual whose public service has best enabled Orchard Place, its staff, volunteers, parents, care givers and financial supporters to serve the children who come through its doors for help. Today’s honoree joins a distinguished [...]
(DES MOINES) – This week Rep. Renee Schulte (R-Cedar Rapids) joined Gov. Terry Branstad in signing a historic piece of legislation, setting a framework for changing Iowa’s mental health system. Senate File 525, which provides a blueprint for the redesign of adult mental health systems in Iowa, passed both the House and Senate unanimously. “For [...]