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Iowa proposes summer grocery boxes as alternative to direct cash payments for low-income families
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa on Thursday proposed an alternative program ... forgo the EBT option and instead offer grocery boxes each of the three summer months. Kelly Garcia, director of ...
Wells Enterprises puts together 1,800 boxes of food
For a second year, the Food Bank Of Siouxland has invited local organizations to put together holiday harvest boxes "stuffed" ...
Food insecurity a persistent problem facing Iowa veterans
Michelle Book, CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa, said, “Veterans protected us. Who’s protecting our veterans from food insecurity ...
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USDA criticizes Iowa's planned summer feeding program, raising doubts over waiver approval
Instead, Iowa is seeking to use the same money it would get through the Summer EBT program — about $29 million — to set up a summer feeding program that would distribute boxes of food to ...
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Northeast Iowa Food Bank student food drive creates more than 100,000 meals
WATERLOO — The Northeast Iowa Food Bank's 2024 Student Food Drive concluded Friday, with students from eight local schools raising 93,900 meals to support those facing food insecurity in the community ...
The Gazette14d
Broad support for proposed Iowa constitutional amendments from Statehouse leaders — with one exception
ANKENY — Two proposed amendments to the Iowa Constitution are on ballots for ... amendment and making their voices heard at the ballot box next week.” There has been little opposition among ...
Iowa Public Radio19d
Ballot drop boxes are often the subject of false claims. Here's what to know
Election officials say ballot drop boxes are a secure and accessible way for voters in many states to return their mail ballots, but they’ve also been the subject of numerous conspiracies and ...
The Gazette17d
In a year focused on abortion rights, Iowa’s proposed constitutional amendments are boring — but solid
Nevertheless, there are two proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Iowa on the general election ... clipboard in the parking lot of the grocery store could be a local activist ...
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Iowa A.G. proposes changes to ensure rape kits are admissible in court
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is proposing ... that they can do these because it seems to be a checklist. You get a box and there’s a number of things that it says you should do ...
Trump proposed big Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Can he pass them?
Trump has promised not to cut Medicare, much as he did in 2016, and while his budgets as president did envision spending ...
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When Iowa voters head to the ballot box this election, these are the statewide measures they'll vote on
DES MOINES, Iowa — Election day is less than a month away, but Iowans headed to the ballot box won't just be casting their votes for presidential and congressional candidates. RELATED ...
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Early voting deadlines, absentee ballot drop box locations for Nebraska and Iowa
YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO USE A BALLOT DROP BOX. TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP. HERE’S Monday is the final day to vote early in Nebraska and Iowa, and there are a few things to keep in mind. Most voters ...