While the rest of America's Republicans move on, Iowa's Republicans decided to move backwards.
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Des Moines
Nov 15, 2022 - News
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Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office and leaders in the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services declined to sign off on a federal grant application that could have brought Iowa $30 million in funding for child care services.
The big picture: It's the latest potential money the state has rejected, including millions in rental assistance.
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Des Moines
Nov 15, 2022 - News
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says no to federal child care aid
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Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office and leaders in the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services declined to sign off on a federal grant application that could have brought Iowa $30 million in funding for child care services.
- The governor's office did not want to commit $3 million in matching state funds towards child care, the Dispatch reports.
- A 2021 state report showed one in four Iowans live in a child care desert. That figure jumped to one in three for rural areas.
- Iowa was one of only 25 states deemed eligible for the funding
- Early Childhood Iowa, a program within the Iowa Department of Management, spent two months working on the grant.
The big picture: It's the latest potential money the state has rejected, including millions in rental assistance.
- Reynolds announced on Fox News last year that she had returned $95 million from the federal government intended to help schools during the pandemic.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says no to federal child care aid
Gov. Kim Reynolds' office declined to approve a grant application for $30 million in child care.
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