Jobless fund up but only 40 percent of unemployed qualified
Iowa's unemployment fund has grown to $568.1 million but state figures show about 60 percent of unemployed workers do not qualify for benefits. The average weekly benefit is $155 for 11 weeks, funded by employer taxes that vary from zero to 7.4 percent. Union officials say tests are too tough and many would-be recipients are seasonal or self employed.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Cial
William Yost
Alcoholics Anonymous
Abraham Lincoln
Winterset
Abby P.S
Persian Gulf
Korea
Okinawa
Peace Corps
Armand Hammer
Abby
P.O. Box
Los Angeles
Calif
Pay gaps and high university salaries draw Iowa state flux
More than 1,100 state workers earn more than the governor and most top earners are men. University of Iowa doctors lead with Behrendt at 280000, while Gov Branstad made 72500. Women hold fewer high paying state posts. pay equity urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Douglas M. Behrendt
University of Iowa
Terry Branstad
U of I
Dean Borg
Parole board grapples with safety amid crowding pressures
Iowa Parole Board members told a Fort Dodge man he did not deserve parole but granted it due to space limits at Rockwell City prison. The panel warned officials they must prioritize public safety even as prison populations swell, with 3,961 inmates confined today versus a 3,035 capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell City
Iowa
Robert Jackson
Des Moines
Wanda Everage
Ankeny
Jackson
Man sentenced in check scheme in Cedar Rapids court
Bettendorf man William F. Bohlen 46 pleaded guilty in US District Court to two felonies and was sentenced by Judge David Hansen. He admitted making a false statement on a 1986 loan application and executing a check kiting scheme to obtain funds from John Deere Community Credit Union in Waterloo. He received three years for check kiting and two years for the false statement with the latter suspended, plus five years probation after release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettendorf
Cedar Rapids
David Hansen
William F. Bohlen
John Deere Community Credit Union
Waterloo
Bohlen
Hansen
Dear Abby New Year's resolutions and a local restaurant closing
Dear Abby urges daily focus with AA style resolutions and practical actions for a 24 hour window. The Winterset Gold Buffet, a 32 year landmark, closes due to rising costs and competition as town eyes tourism tied to bridges and the John Wayne birthplace.
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Winterset
Iowa
Carroll Meyer
Meyer
John Wayne
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Chuck Gifford
United Auto Workers Union
Michael Lux
Iowa Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Ralph Hoksbergen
Department of Employment Services
Sen
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Department of Transportation
DOT
Darrell Rensink
Don McKee
The
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Parole Board
Department of Corrections
Paul Grossheim
Grossheim
John Deere Credit Union
Bohlen Enterprises Ltd
Abigail van Buren
Universal Press Syndicate
Woodmen Financial Resource
Paul C. McCoy & Co
1St Ave
N.E
Frank B. Hall & Co
of Iowa
2Nd St. S.E
Southern Cals
1St Ave. N.E
Deaner
1St Ave. S.E
7Th Ave
Marion
First Trust & Savings Bank
Third St. S.E. Cedar Rapids
Dodge Rd
Guaranty Bank & Trust Co
3Rd Ave. S.E
Jacelyn Dr
N.W
42Nd St. N.E
25Th St
United Securities Savings Bank
Edgewood Rd. S.W
Marion Blvd
Johnson County
Sheriff Dept
M.E.C.C.A
Mid-Eastern Council On Chemical Abuse
Iowa City, IA
Hendryx Motors
Center Point
Ernie’s Avenue
Czech Village
Aegon USA
Edgewood Rd
Nickelodeon
5Th St. Coralville
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