Iowa to limit SNAP assets and require child support cooperation
Iowa passes a new law capping SNAP assets at 15000 dollars and excluding home, first car, up to 10000 dollar second car, and retirement accounts. The measure also bars benefits for households above 160 percent of the federal poverty line and ties Medicaid eligibility to child support cooperation. Analysts warn thousands may lose assistance even as fraud claims remain low and costs target state programs for years.
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Nonpartisan
Legislative Services Agency
Iowa
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing
Erin Drinnin
Health and Human Services Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Conor Hilton
Iowa City
Hilton
University of Iowa
Cecelia Proffit
the Gazette
Rare western prairie fringed orchid holds on in North Dakota prairies
A secretive white blooming orchid survives on isolated tallgrass prairie tracts in North Dakota and Canada. Researchers from North Dakota State University map GPS locations, collect genetic material, monitor pollinators, and study reproduction to understand rarity, habitat loss, and the plant’s dependence on hawkmoths in a fragile ecosystem.
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
U.S
Canada
Julianne McGuinness
North American Orchid Conservation Center
McGuinness
North Dakota State University
Fargo
Minnesota
Manitoba
Steve Travers
University
Department of Biological Sciences
Tallgrass Prairie
Travers
Sheyenne National Grassland
Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie
Josie Pickar
Pickar
Trinity
Atkins
Edna
Sheyenne
Associated Press
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Tom.barton
Thegazette