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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., March 6, 2019

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March 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that human remains found buried on the property of a Cedar Rapids home are those of a missing eastern Iowa man. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release Tuesday that the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the body as that of 31-year-old Christopher Bagley of Walker. Officials say he was stabbed to death.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A committee has approved a bill that would amend the Iowa Constitution to declare there is no right to an abortion in Iowa, making it eligible for debate in the full Senate. All but three of the 32 Senate Republicans have signed onto the bill, which the committee approved Tuesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bill that requires all Iowa businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm employees are legally authorized to work in the United States or face losing their business license. The bill is now eligible for Senate debate. The bill voted out of a committee Tuesday prohibits businesses from knowingly employing workers with no legal residency status or citizenship.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill that would require tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients to work to keep their benefits. Medicaid is a health insurance program for poor or disabled people. State officials say about 60,000 people could be affected by the bill, which requires recipients to work or volunteer at least 20 hours per week. Seven other states have similar laws including Arkansas, where more than 18,000 Medicaid recipients were kicked off after last year’s enactment.