Unemployment error. Hundreds of iowans who incorrectly collected thousands of dollars in unemployment checks may not have to repay the money. Why Officials Say it would cost more than its worth to collect it. Buck of a lifetime. Thats what an iowa man thought he got after a hunting trip in 2014. Did it caused controversy. How state legislators could now change the way iowans hunt of spring. Where theyre causing problems along the Des Moines River right now. From who hd iowas high channel 13 news at nearly three quarters of a Million Dollars in unemployment checks paid out mistakenly by Iowa Workforce Development Last year. May never be recovered. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us has been a member of the workforce created should be able to keep those checks because it wasnt their mistake. Money its worth. Mike dasilva has the story. 02 12 2735 it was really workforce developments fault. Iowans came forward and pointed it out and said i want to return the check and
Forward and pointed it out and said i want to return the check and they said no. thats why state senator bill dotzler believes the iowans who received unemployment checks in 2014 due to an error by Iowa Workforce development. Should be allowed to keep that money. Even though they got money that they werent supposed to. Dotzler, whos a nonvoting member of the Iowa Workforce development board, is proposing that iowans should not have to pay the money back. 02 12 1729 you cant get blood out of a turnip and when somebodys been laid off and they dont have any resources, youre gonna have to go through procedures of garnishing wages and all that. Andy roberts of the plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 33, is the chairman of of the Iowa Workforce development board. Roberts is in favor of dotzlers proposal. 01 50 1524 i just feel that what its gonna cost for the state of iowa taxpayers to recuperate this money is far more, outweighs the amount that youre gonna receive back in. both dotzler an
The investigation into the shooting in San Bernardino, california continues today. What we know about the suspects. And the victims. History of violence. The man accused of a double homicide in des moines this week is no stranger to the law. Why Authorities Say they are relieved he is behind bars. Women in combat. An historic moment in the United States military. Women are now allowed to fight on the front lines. What it means to women here in iowa. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 terrorrelated. Or a workplace grievance . Those are the Big Questions the fbi is faced with one day after a mass shooting in San Bernardino california. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us. 14 people are dead. The victims range in age from 26 to 60yearsold. 21 others were hurt in the shooting. Carried out the attack were killed in a shootout with police. Tonight we are learning more about the male shooter, syed farook, and whether he h
As your heard. The husband and wife team were heavily armed during the shooting. But that was only a small part of the couples arsenal. Police say a search of their home turned up another 12pipe bombs and tools to make ieds. Officers also found a stash of 5 thousand rounds of ammunition. Was in contact with terror suspects overseas. Both by phone and through social media. The fbi is still trying to find a motive. And president obama workplace violence. It is possible that this was terrorist related. But we dont know. Its also possible that this was workplace related. Candidates say the motivation behind the attack is obvious. The candidates took part in todays Jewish Coalition forum in washington dc. Several argued the president is unable to confront the problem because hes unable to admit it exists. Dt 14 radical islamic terrorism. And ill tell you what. We have a president that refuses to use the terer he refuses to say it. Theres something going on with him that we dont know about.
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