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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

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February 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:55 a.m. CST

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University says a former state government official who was fired for sexual harassment will no longer work for a security contractor at its athletic events. Iowa State University spokesman John McCarroll says the school has been informed by the Contemporary Services Corporation that Dave Jamison will no longer be assigned to Cyclones games. Jamison had been working at those games despite the state’s recent decision to pay $4.15 million to two women who were sexually harassed by him.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two Democratic senators have proposed a bill that would return thousands of Iowans living with severe and permanent disabilities back to a state-managed Medicaid program and make other changes to the program privatized three years ago. Republicans have shown no interest in reversing course on privatization of the health program for disabled and poor Iowans so Democrats say they’ll propose ideas to fix some of the most common problems.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The director of the Iowa Finance Authority says $4.1 million the organization is spending to settle a sexual harassment dispute will not reduce funds for rural Iowa housing programs. The agency last week agreed to spend the money to settle complaints filed by former IFA employees, who claimed former director Dave Jamison sexually harassed them. In response to a question, Director Debi Durham guaranteed the payout won’t reduce money for housing projects.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Two men convicted in the death of a Davenport man in 2017 have each been sentenced to life in prison. The Quad-City Times reports that 22-year-old Tristin Alderman and 21-year-old D’marithe Culbreath were sentenced Thursday in Scott County District Court. A jury found the pair guilty in December of first-degree murder and other felony counts in the death of 20-year-old Brady Tumlinson.