Posted on 03/01/2022 at 10:19 PM by Anne Discher
Governor Kim Reynolds might have started with a ‘thank you’ to Americans tonight in her response to President Biden's. Federal...
Posted on 02/10/2021 at 01:01 PM by Anne Discher
A House subcommittee approved an education bill Tuesday that would punish Iowa school districts by taking away funding if they...
Posted on 01/16/2021 at 04:26 PM by Anne Discher
Welcome to our first update of the 2021 legislative session. Governor Kim Reynolds opened her Condition of the State address...
Posted on 12/14/2020 at 09:40 AM by Anne Discher
A troubling share of Iowa families with children are struggling to put food on the table, pay rent and stay...
Posted on 10/20/2020 at 12:00 AM by Anne Discher
Iowa child care providers can’t seem to catch a break. Many are still struggling to re-open and stay open in...
Posted on 07/29/2020 at 04:38 PM by Anne Discher
Statement from Anne Discher, executive director of the Child and Family Policy Center: “Iowans have been hit hard by the...
Posted on 06/02/2020 at 11:09 AM by Anne Discher
We at the Child and Family Policy Center have been working through feelings of sadness and anger watching the violence...
Posted on 04/23/2020 at 02:50 PM by Anne Discher
In the last few weeks I’ve had podcast conversations with colleagues at food pantries around the state (listen to this...