Where to turn if you're out of job money
Aiming to help laid off families the article outlines options from state and county programs. It notes unemployment expiration leads to stopgap rent aid medical coverage for children and food stamps but limits on duration. It highlights General Assistance as a temporary safety net with holes for homeowners and asset sales burdens.
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Vanessa Shelton
Nancy Stevens
Gazette
State Department of Social Services
Hawkeye
Ered
Vivian Brendengan
Linn
Department of Social Services
Kraus
Furlough Plans Hit Federal Workforce Officials Say
Washington officials announced that thousands of federal workers may be furloughed one day every two weeks without pay through the rest of the fiscal year. FAA and Census Bureau staff face 10 total days of unpaid leave, while some agencies have not yet decided. Unions react with cautious statements as details remain unresolved.
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Washington
Edwin Dale
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Office of Personnel Management
The
Census Bureau
Today’s Chuckle
The captioned quip notes the trouble with each generation is that it hasn’t read the minutes of the last meeting. Copyright.
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Abby
Marion
Iowa
U.S
Dram shop settlement totals 5.5 million for Bedell family
The Bedell family reached a 5.5 million structured settlement in Linn District Court over injuries from a January crash near Cedar Rapids. David Bedell, 31, left quadriplegic and in a wheelchair, along with his wife and three children, will receive long term payments from two Iowa City taverns Airliner and Vine, and insurers. The suit claimed the other driver, Charles Campbell of Cedar Rapids, was northbound in the southbound lanes.
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Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Linn
David Bedell
U.S
Berkley Bedell
D-Iowa
Iowa City
Taverns
Bedells
W.E
Bedell
Charles Campbell
Campbell
Iowa House Approves Tax Bill Linking States and Federal Rules
The Iowa House passed a measure to align state income tax with federal rules and grant a business tax break on new equipment. A Democratic addition requiring some tax on wealthy residents remained, while retirement fund tax exemption was rejected. The bill moves to the Senate, with potential changes to include retirement funds.
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Judy Daubenmierssette
Mae Tina
Des Moines
Iowa House
Iowa
Senate
House
Lowell Norland
D-Kensett
Reagan aide Canzeri resigns amid loan and billing probes
Joseph Canzeri resigned to spare the Reagan administration embarrassment over favorable financing for a Georgetown townhouse and double billing of travel expenses to the White House and the RNC. The Justice Department is reviewing the terms of a $380,000 loan and the billing practices.
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The
Washington Post
Washington
Joseph Canzeri
Reagan Administration
White House
Canzeri
Georgetown
Justice Department
Republican National Committee
Reagan
Larry Speakes
White
Big rabbit in Williamsburg sparks odd ad and hunt
In Williamsburg, Marc Weinbrenner reports a large rabbit stalking his front yard for about two weeks. He and Seven Villages staff posted a tongue in cheek ad in the Iowa County Advertiser seeking someone to protect him from the "huge, vicious animal" prompting curiosity calls before the rabbit vanished.
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Marc Weinbrenner
Williamsburg
Weinbrenner
Little Amana
Seven Villages
Iowa County
Marc
Wein
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Harvey
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