Wise v. Iowa Department of Human Services

CARTER, Justice.

Petitioner, P.J. Wise, appeals from a district court decision which affirmed the action of the Iowa Department of Human Services (the agency) canceling her benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The agency found that petitioner's income exceeded the maximum limits due to educational loans she received while attending the College of Law at the University of Iowa. Petitioner contends that the agency’s determination of her eligibility for benefits is invalid under federal guidelines which, under the supremacy clause of the federal constitution,…