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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2001
Page
6
Des Moines crowds rush for the $200 million Powerball as retailers report surge in tickets. A grandmother in Minnesota and a retiree in Des Moines join others hoping for a life change while officials note high demand and record sales.
Washington AP report says Bush commission on Social Security reform has not ruled out cuts to future retirees. Co chair Rich ard Parsons notes no conclusions yet as panel studies funding and personal accounts. Budget surplus outlook narrows options while all 16 members back personal accounts.
A DES MOINES study released Wednesday on welfare reform's fifth anniversary reports many families leaving welfare still face housing problems and low earnings. Housing costs require $9.10 an hour to afford a two bedroom, while average pay after moving to work stands at $7.54.
By the numbers in Iowa 1996 to 2001 family and individual welfare aid fell. AFDC recipients declined 40 percent from 33 431 to 20 047 in July 2001 while food stamps dropped 26 percent to 55 038 in June 2001. Welfare recipients fell 39 percent from 86 146 to 52 293 by June 2000.
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