Child Tax Credit program starts Thursday, helps 48,000 Iowa children
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The Child Tax Credit program rolled out today, directly impacting child poverty in Iowa.
IOWA (KWWL) The Biden Administration launched its Child Tax Credit program today, which rolled out its first payments in Iowa.
The program is a part of the Biden administration s major domestic plan, including the previous stimulus payments and ongoing infrastructure deals.
Over 48,000 or 93% of Iowan children are impacted by poverty in the state.
UNI Professor and political analyst Dr. Chris Larimer says the program could be a major game player for the Democratic Party. This is part of a very broad, domestic agenda that the Biden administration is trying to push through now before the midterm elections next year, and I would expect congressional Democrats to run on this program talking about the benefits of it, he said.
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Tuesday, Jul 6 2021
Catching up on some news from before the holiday weekend: a competitive Democratic primary is shaping up for an open Iowa Senate seat covering part of Cedar Rapids. Four-term State Representative Liz Bennett confirmed on June 30 that she will run for the district that State Senator Rob Hogg has represented since 2007. Hogg won’t seek re-election in 2022, he announced last month. Iowa has yet to adopt a new political map, but this district will cover some part of the city of Cedar Rapids.
Bennett is the ranking Democrat on the Iowa House Economic Growth Committee and a member of the Human Resources, Natural Resources, and Information Technology committees, as well as the Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals Appropriations subcommittee. Having won four previous state legislative races, she will be the early favorite in the Iowa Senate primary.