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Senate votes to slash health care and food assistance for Iowans

The legislation represents a stunningly upside-down approach to budgeting that would shift resources away from low- and moderate-income Americans and toward the wealthy — as it drives our deficits to alarming levels.

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Youth at risk in workplace

New report: Iowa’s child-labor laws and enforcement system are failing to protect young workers

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Testimony: Iowa lawmakers should reject anti-democratic SJR 11

Common Good Iowa policy advocate Kylie Spies spoke in a House subcommittee and asked lawmakers to reject SJR 11, which calls for a constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would derail our state’s ability to meet...

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February 05, 2026

Senate committee advances inadequate school funding proposal — again

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