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Edited release 08/26/22 The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to fund all eligible Direct Assistance Program applicants, including those who
Hunter 08/17/22 The Iowa City Council formally agreed Tuesday night to cover the funding gap in the Johnson County Direct Assistance Program. The program,
Amel Ali makes a plea to let restorative justice play out, while Royceann Porter says she forgives her, at emotional, five-hour council meeting.
The city-county back-and-forth sees an end. With the city picking up the bill, every eligible applicant to the Johnson County’s Direct Assistance Program will get a $1,400 check.
Johnson County, Iowa City and Coralville were the only municipalities in Iowa to give money directly to low-income residents. But disagreements arose over who should be on the hook for the final payments.