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Federal shutdown will cause avoidable uncertainty and hardship

Posted on September 28, 2023 at 9:35 AM by Anne Discher

View post titled Federal shutdown will cause avoidable uncertainty and hardship

We are likely just hours away from a federal government shutdown that will harm families, businesses and the nation’s economy.[1]...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Federal policy

Tagged As: child care, Federal budget, Federal taxes, Medicaid, Nutrition, shutdown

Don't erode SNAP and Medicaid

Posted on April 3, 2023 at 8:27 PM by Mike Owen

Capitol early morning

SNAP and Medicaid not only boost low-income families with federal funds, but local and state economies as well. That's one...

Categories: Food security, Health

Tagged As: CHIP, Hawki, Medicaid, SNAP

Iowans are stepping up—it's time for our leaders to do the same

Posted on April 23, 2020 at 2:50 PM by Anne Discher

In the last few weeks I’ve had podcast conversations with colleagues at food pantries around the state (listen to this...

Categories: Covid-19, Food security

Tagged As: Medicaid, Poverty, SNAP

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