Iowa Food Stamp Use Drops for Second Straight Year
Iowa’s food stamp expenditures fell 1.5 percent in fiscal 1996 to 141.4 million as unemployment hit a record low and welfare reforms since 1993 push recipients toward work. Recipients declined to 176,895 in June while monthly payouts trended down overall despite three consecutive months of higher allotments at year end.
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State Department of Human Services
DHS
Jane Jorgenson
DHS Economic Assistance Unit
Iowa
Jorgenson
Iowa Food Stamp Usage Topped 1994 Peak
Iowa saw six years of rising federal food stamp use reaching a peak of 147.8 million in fiscal 1994. Fiscal 1996 cuts came from a 7 percent drop in coupon allotments under welfare reform, offset by gains in other government food aid programs. Officials cited a strong economy and state family investment program as factors limiting a further rise.
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Gazelle
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Branstad Plans Single Iowa Computer Center
Governor Terry Branstad proposes merging three state data centers into one operation to speed services and create a Department of Technology. A technology director will be named soon and privatization studies may follow. a few employees may be displaced by September.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
State Departments of Transportation, General Services and Workforce Development
Branstad
Branstad Sees Dole Winning Iowa With Focused Campaign
Gov. Terry Branstad urged that Bob Dole target Iowa with resources to derail Clinton. He said Dole has steady Iowa support and Midwest roots, and emphasized Iowa should receive priority to help Lightfoot’s Senate bid and GOP aims in the legislature. Differences noted ahead of Labor Day campaign buildup.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Bob Dole
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Dole
Bill Clinton
Branstad
Midwest
National Republican Party
U.S
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Tom Harkin
GOP
Iowa escapee captured in Missouri
Raymond D. Boyd 20 of Kahoka, who walked away from a Keokuk work release, was arrested on foot in Edina Missouri after allegedly stealing a car and money from a Gibbs home. The Gibbs car was found abandoned in Edina and Boyd was held in Knox County Jail awaiting charges.
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Edina
Iowa
Missouri
Raymond D. Boyd
Kahoka
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Knox County Sheriffs Department
Boyd
Keokuk
Lee County
Dave Ireland
Montrose
Ireland
Gibbs
Kirksville
Knox County
Carl Easley
Macon
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