• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Politics / Govt / State official says heating funds are short

State official says heating funds are short

February 13, 2001 By admin

The chief of Iowa’s energy assistance bureau says he needs more money to help low-income Iowans who can’t pay their heating bills. Last week, the legislature provided an additional 10-millon dollars for the low-income energy assistance program, but Energy Assistance Bureau chief Jerry McKim told ’em he needed at least 20-million.McKim says 80-thousand Iowans have qualified to get help. He says it’s not a question of giving a benefit to those who qualified, it’s a question of whether that benefit is adequate.McKim says low-income people spend a higher-percentage of their income on heat, and that’s why they need help when heating costs go through the roof.McKim briefed lawmakers today. Republicans, however, say the money they provided is adequate.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: Legislature, Tom Vilsack

Featured Stories

Exhibit features lesser known works of Grant Wood

Testing finds 21 new CWD cases in deer

It may become a crime in Iowa to use fake urine in workplace drug tests

February trending 18 degrees below average temperature

Iowa House Education Committee votes to end tenure at UI, ISU, UNI

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

New look and new format at girls’ state basketball

Youngstown State takes action against assistant football coach

Iowa’s Jack Nunge lost for the season

Key stretch begins for #9 Iowa

Drake’s Roman Penn lost for the season

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2021 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC