Posted on May 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Anne Discher
When it comes to assuring preschool for young children, Iowa’s is a story of highs and lows, according to the...
Posted on March 7, 2023 at 9:02 AM by Anne Discher
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced last month it will no longer conduct a planned 2023 survey...
Posted on February 3, 2023 at 2:13 PM by Anne Discher
Common Good Iowa today released the following statement from Anne Discher, executive director of CGI, about House File 190, which...
Posted on January 18, 2023 at 10:40 AM by Anne Discher
Common Good Iowa executive director delivered the following comments at the January 17, 2023, public hearing on HSB 1, which...
Posted on March 1, 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 February 10, 2021 at 1:01 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 January 16, 2021 at 4:26 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 December 14, 2020 at 9:40 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 October 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 July 29, 2020 at 4:38 PM by Anne Discher
Statement from Anne Discher, executive director of the Child and Family Policy Center: “Iowans have been hit hard by the...
