Governor Stitt, President Biden discuss Oklahomaâs energy struggle during historic winter storm
Governor Stitt, President Biden discuss Oklahomaâs energy struggle during historic winter storm By Tiffany Bechtel | February 16, 2021 at 5:39 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 10:43 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (TNN) - Governor Stitt spoke to President Biden over the phone Tuesday afternoon about the historic winter storm causing snowfall and record-breaking temperatures for Oklahoma.
âI want to thank President Biden for taking the time to reach out this afternoon and offer the federal governmentâs help for Oklahomans,â said Gov. Stitt. âWe had a very productive call and I look forward to working together to find solutions as we recover from this historic storm.â
Improved heating assistance through LIHEAP
Chillicothe News
There is now improved assistance offered to qualifying Missourians through Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy Crisis Intervention Program.
“We are very pleased to announce this improvement to the Energy Crisis Intervention Program, especially given the extreme winter weather our state is currently facing,” Governor Mike Parson said. “Since many Missourians remain in crisis for subsequent months, paying only the minimum to keep a low-income household out of crisis tends to prolong the situation. Now, we can make it faster and easier to resolve a household’s crisis situation.”
The governor announced the changes on Feb. 16, after temperatures had fallen below zero, with and without windchills, for nearly two weeks across the state.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Governor Mike Parson has announced the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy Crisis Intervention Program will improve
Des Moines Register
Like thousands of Iowans, Matt Brummett lost a job he loved during the COVID-19 pandemic and has teetered for weeks on the edge of losing his home and being cut off from utilities.
Last year ended with nearly 185,000 Iowans, many struggling with lost jobs and reduced hours from the coronavirus crisis, owing $36 million in past-due gas and electric bills, 25% more than in 2019, state records show.
A national housing report shows that as many as 106,000 Iowans also owe a combined total of about $114 million on their rent. Despite an Iowa unemployment rate that s fallen recently to near pre-COVID-19 levels, expert say the struggle to cover the cost of basic necessities shows many low-income Iowans haven t yet escaped the pandemic-driven recession.