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Bettendorf proclaims January 2026 Human Trafficking Awareness Month; advocate urges $1 million state fund for survivors
Summary
Bettendorf City issued a proclamation declaring January 2026 Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Advocate Maggie Tinsman urged residents to press state lawmakers for a $1,000,000 human-trafficking survivor services fund to be placed in the attorney general's budget.
Bettendorf Mayor Robert Gallagher read a proclamation at the Jan. 6 City Council meeting declaring January 2026 Human Trafficking Awareness Month and urged residents to report suspected trafficking to the national hotline.
The proclamation noted the historical basis of anti-slavery law and the work of the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery. "If you see something that doesn't look…
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