Iowans Not Enrolling in HAWK I Health Program
Nearly 3,000 Linn County children and about 1,500 Johnson County children remain uninsured for the HAWK I health program despite a $500,000 outreach effort. Nationwide, 24,000 Iowa kids are insured under HAWK I with an estimated 42,000 more eligible. DHS official Anita Smith cited enrollment difficulties and stigma, while Des Moines lawmakers argued outreach through schools providers and fairs may improve enrollment.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Des Moines
Linn County
Johnson County
Iowa
Anita Smith
Department of Human Services
House Human Services Appropriations
HAWK-I Eligibility Details and Family Impact
HAWK-I covers children in families up to 200 percent of the poverty level. No premiums or co payments apply for incomes 134 to 150 percent. higher incomes pay 10 dollars per month per child up to 20 dollars. Evaluation finds fewer ER visits, fewer illness days, better health, and access to vision and dental care. 54 percent of clients earn below 150 percent and 67 percent below 170 percent. For more information call 1 800 257 8563.
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Smith
University of Iowa
Hawk-I
Hawk I
Vilsack defends education funding and budget plan
Iowa Governor Vilsack embraces a $1 million education commitment and uses nearly $45 million from the rainy day fund to protect K-12 schools. He criticizes GOP cuts and calls a 1 percent department reduction and two week pay period furlough harmful while lawmakers tout a one time revenue approach to balance the year.
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Vilsack
Iowa
GOP
House
Dick Myers
D-I
Iowa City
Cheye Calvo
Loophole Lets Big Livestock Farms Skip Property Taxes
Iowa activists accuse a tax loophole of letting large cattle hog and chicken farms dodge thousands in property taxes. They seek to tax such corporate farms as commercial property, arguing current exemptions tied to lagoon manure systems favor big producers over small family farms.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chris Peterson
Iowa Farmers Union
Ways and Means Committee
House
Jim Gustafson
Humboldt County
Department of Natural Resources
Iowa bill would let residents pay more taxes to fund state programs
A proposal led by Sen. Larry McKibben would allow Iowans to voluntarily donate extra money to state agencies including the DHS and DNR. Critics call it a mockery of tax systems while supporters see it as a new funding vehicle. funds would go to the general fund and be allocated by appropriations committees. donors would receive tax deductions.
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Des Moines
Senate
Ways and Means
Department of Human Services
Department of Natural Resources
Kitty Rehberg
Rowley
Legislative Appropriations Committees
Virginia
Arkansas
Rehberg
Sen
Patricia Harper
D-Waterloo
Harper
Wal-Mart
Sen. Rehberg
Mass welfare workers join nationwide furlough effort
Massachusetts welfare workers including Jo Irvine join more than 700 state caseworkers taking unpaid furloughs to close a budget gap of 3 million dollars and save 160 jobs. Across states, furloughs and pay deferrals spread as budget shortfalls loom.
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Massachusetts
Jo Irvine
Irvine
Boston
Welfare Department
National Conference of State Legislatures
New Jersey
Indiana
University of South Carolina
State Senate
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Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
Hawk
Winneshiek
Iowa Department of Human Services Gazette Graphic
Rod Boshart
Infi
Capitol
E. Fifth St
Jamesi
Gazetteonline.com
GazetteOnline
Legis.state
The
Natural Resources
Tim Bierman
Iowa Pork Producers Association
Marlene Lucas
Larry McKibben
Belkcom
Associated Press and
the Gazette
State Department
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