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Posted on August 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM by Mike Owen

Contrary to the DOGE sentiments, Iowans should be proud of our commitment in state law to IPERS. Now is the time to reassure current employees and retirees that IPERS is secure, and to recommit to future employees that they are valued and that a secure retirement is assured to them as well.

Posted on August 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM by Mike Owen

Presidential interference with the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics is a reminder of how meddling by an Iowa governor clouded job data in our state.

Categories: Jobs & labor

Tagged As: Employment, Iowa jobs

Posted on July 31, 2025 at 9:59 AM by Mike Owen

Iowa's annual "Sales Tax Holiday" is a costly, confusing boondoggle that does little for those it purports to help. But who rushes to a "7%-off sale" anyway?

Categories: Budget & taxes

Posted on July 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM by Sean Finn

Iowa’s economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic has ground to a halt. The state’s May report on jobs and unemployment from Iowa Workforce Development shows Iowa heading the wrong direction and losing ground faster than the rest of the nation.

Categories: Jobs & labor

Posted on June 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM by Mike Owen

The SNAP debate in Washington is a reminder of Iowans' long history of offering refuge and care for people in...

Tagged As: Immigration, Refugees, SNAP

Posted on May 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM by Mike Owen

Feed this into a computer and see what it spits back: To enhance the economy, and with it tax revenue,...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Posted on May 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM by Mike Owen

As Iowa lawmakers start closing down the 2025 legislative session, uncertainties remain not only on what actions they may yet...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: Property tax, Shortfall

Posted on April 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM by Sean Finn

Let’s Help Workers the Right Way — Not With Gimmicks By Sean Finn, CGI Policy Analyst Let’s help workers the...

Posted on April 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM by Anne Discher

As of late Friday afternoon, only one organization – Common Good Iowa – had taken a position on the latest...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Posted on March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM by Mike Owen

So, you think that was a big battle last week over avoiding a federal shutdown? You haven’t seen anything. The...
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