IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration is using $10 million in federal pandemic relief funds to pay the salaries of state police officers, who have largely not been directly involved in Iowa’s virus response.
The expense is listed in a state report as going toward “State Government COVID staffing” at the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The report claims the money will support payroll expenses for employees “whose services were diverted to a substantially different use as a result of COVID-19.”
Department spokeswoman Debra McClung noted that the spending is allowable under revised Treasury Department guidance that stipulates that payroll expenses for public safety employees are presumed to qualify as pandemic-related. However, she didn’t provide examples of how any duties had changed.
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KillSwitchSBS on December 16th, 2020 at 00:37 UTC »
PA did the same thing with our gas tax (taken at the pump to fund road maintenance and repair) a couple years ago. PA has one of the nation's highest gasoline taxes but some of the worse roads. Between this and the fact that millions were embezzled by three scumbags a few years back its no wonder why.
GadreelsSword on December 16th, 2020 at 00:14 UTC »
Meanwhile, small businesses are going bankrupt all over.
JoeBoredom on December 15th, 2020 at 23:24 UTC »
Way to go IA, defund the elderly and immunocompromised