Only three groups lobbied to pass the lousy elections bill that just tore like a bullet train through the Iowa Legislature, fueled by fictional fraud.
There’s the Iowa Minute Man Civil Defense Corps, which supports right-wing legislation. And the Kirkwood Institute, led by Iowa attorney Alan Ostergren, who helped the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign sue “rogue” auditors last year.
And then there’s the Opportunity Solutions Project, based in Tallahassee, Fla. Its lobbyist at the Statehouse, Andy Conlin of West Des Moines, is registered in favor of the elections bill, as well as measures that would cut unemployment benefits and kick folks off public assistance programs.
Montana is considering becoming the latest state to intensify its hunt for welfare overpayments and fraud, a move expected to remove more than 1,500 enrollees from low-income health coverage at a time when the pandemic has left more people needing help.
With Republicans now controlling both chambers of the Montana legislature and the governorâs office, a lawmaker is reviving an effort to both broaden and increase the frequency of eligibility checks to search for welfare fraud, waste and abuse. Proponents say itâs about whatâs fair â weeding out people who donât qualify, protecting safety nets for those who do, and saving the state millions. But advocates for low-income people who rely on such services and some policy analysts say such changes would unfairly drop eligible people who need the aid.
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