DES MOINES -- A state board has charged a Milford, Iowa, social worker with having inappropriate sexual contact with a former client. Scott Cox is scheduled to appear before the Iowa Board of ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) signed a bill into law enabling Iowa poll workers to challenge voters’ citizenship. This week, Reynolds announced she had given the final approval to House File 954 ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill on Monday permitting poll workers to challenge voters ... Pate wrote in a Tuesday post on the social platform X. “Thanks to Reps. @AustinHarrisIA ...

Some words may be mispronounced. Three new sexual exploitation charges were filed this week against a former University of Iowa social worker who previously has been charged with multiple counts ...

DES MOINES — The annual work of state lawmakers appeared near its conclusion Wednesday after four months as a lengthy legislative session continued into the night at the Iowa Capitol.

Massachusetts doesn’t have enough social workers, mental health counselors and dozens of other types of professionals associated with behavioral health — and the shortage is growing.

A proposed bipartisan bill Connecticut lawmakers are considering would expand training opportunities for police officers interacting with those with autism spectrum disorder and with mental or ...

DES MOINES -- A Milford, Iowa, social worker has voluntarily surrendered his state license after a state board accused him of having inappropriate sexual contact with a former client. A final ...

Paulding County Schools won a $2,500 award from the National Association of Social Workers for a video highlighting the impact of its social work team. Social worker Byanca Beasley helped a ...

"If you are an able-bodied adult who can work, you should work," Reynolds said. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds directed the state health department to seek federal approval for Medicaid work requirements ...

A central Iowa social worker accused of threatening his former employer with “revenge” and some form of an “attack” is now facing sanctions for alleged abuse and practicing while intoxicated.

The layoffs affect a total of 651 employees at the Amana plant, according to the Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) website. That's roughly a third of the plant's workforce, ...