(Des Moines, IA) — The top Democrat in the Iowa Senate is criticizing Republican Governor Kim Reynolds for how the state has managed federal pandemic funds to help low-income Iowans pay overdue rent and utility bills. The state has handed out only about two percent of the 195- million dollars in rent relief it received from the last round of pandemic aid. Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls (walls) of Coralville says that’s unacceptable. The head of the state agency that’s managing the program says they weren’t ready for the funding when it came, and a computer system contracted to help did not work. A federal moratorium on evictions for renters who’ve lost work due to the pandemic is set to end on July 31st.
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