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Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, June 6th 2016

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June 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says the newly approved state oversight of Iowa’s privatized Medicaid program will make it one the most transparent in the country, but health advocates remain skeptical. The Iowa Department of Human Services is required under new legislation to submit quarterly and annual reports. The reports detail how three private insurance companies are running the state’s roughly $4.2 billion health care program for poor and disabled residents.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa City architect is asking for city officials for support in seeking state tax credits to build a 14-story workforce housing highrise downtown. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Kevin Monson, president of Neumann Monson Architects, has provided the city with new plans for the mixed-use building that would include 72 workforce housing units. Monson said the residential units will cater to young professionals.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The Dubuque Police Department is seeking the public’s help in developing a policy to govern the use of police body cameras. Last year, the department received a $61,000 federal grant and donations to outfit all city police officers with body cameras over a two-year period. The Telegraph-Herald reports that police are asking the public to review and comment on a draft policy to guide officers on the use, retention and release of body camera footage.

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa (AP) — The trial of a Pomeroy man accused of killing a North Dakota man is set to begin Monday. The Fort Dodge Messenger says 48-year-old Freddy Crisp is charged with first-degree murder for the November shooting death of 41-year-old Dale Currie Potter, of Devils Lake, North Dakota. Deputies found Potter dead at a Pomeroy house on Nov. 10. Agents with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation arrested Crisp eight days later.