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27 October
6:38 pm

The PIE program has been used in all ninety nine counties. Vast majority of Iowa's cities and school districts have used it as well.

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Rob Sand, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

6:38 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific claim about the geographic reach of a government program — verifiable against program records from the Iowa State Auditor's office.
What we foundThe PIE program has been used in all 99 counties, but the 'vast majority of school districts' portion is overstated — available data shows roughly one-third of Iowa school districts participated.
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