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A report released yesterday by the Iowa Fiscal Partnership found that June floods that devastated many parts of Iowa particularly affected low-income residents, a fact that should be taken into account as the rebuilding efforts move forward.

Funding for a state program that transfers about $1 million a year to Iowa grocers that process purchases made with federal food assistance  is likely to be at least reduced, according to State Sen. Tom Courtney, Chair of the Government Oversight Committee.

Courtney’s comments to the Iowa Independent Tuesday follow a hearing to examine the program [...]

More than 700 members of One: The Campaign to Make Poverty History will caucus across Iowa tonight, but its CEO says the organization founded by rock star Bono has already succeeded in Iowa.

“It’s hard to measure success in a non-qualitative way,” said David Lane, Chief Executive Officer of One. “We don’t have any allusions that [...]

Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd has received a boost to his presidential campaign from a prominent member of the global health community. Robert Sargent (Bobby) Shriver III, co-founder and chairman of Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa (DATA), made his endorsement public this week.
“I have been truly impressed with Chris Dodd’s leadership on global health issues,” said Shriver. [...]

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards finished up a long day of campaigning on Saturday night by visiting with Linn County democrats at their annual picnic at Ushers Ferry Historic Village. On Monday he will begin a tour focused on poverty in New Orleans dubbed “The Road to One America.”

The former senator from North Carolina was [...]

Sally Pederson has an opportunity to continue the philanthropic work she began while serving as Iowa’s lieutenant governor. Today she was seated as one of three new representatives on the Northwest Area Foundation’s board of directors.
Pederson will join Natalie Camacho Mendoza, an attorney from Boise, ID, and Sarah Vogel, an attorney from Bismarck, N.D., as [...]

Low-income Iowans with civil legal problems will benefit from grants approved by the Iowa Supreme Court. The 17 grants, totaling more than $1.3 million, will be used by legal service programs around the state. Funds for the grants come from the Interest on the Lawyers’ Trust Account program.
The funds are generated from interest earned on [...]