Axing mortgage funds may end small town Iowa boom
Drastic cuts proposed in Farmers Home Administration housing funds threaten a decade of growth in rural Iowa. With only 15 million for next year and a drop from 46 million, the program would slash loans and rental construction, risking housing shortages and urban flight in towns like Osceola and surrounding counties.
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John Peterson
United Press
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Farmers Home Administration
Rural America
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Dave Ostendorf
Bruce McGuire
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Fmha
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Ed Faylor
Miller: Iowa lowans saved over eighty thousand dollars in January
Attorney General Tom Miller reports the Consumer Protection Division recovered or saved more than $80,000 for Iowa residents in January. The office handled 542 new complaints and closed 412 cases, mainly on mail order, autos, deceptive ads, business schemes, magazines, and health spa issues. About $80,421 went to residents and around $900 to the state.
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Tom Miller
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Consumer Protection Division
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