Posted on December 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Mike Owen
It’s easy to get buried in budget numbers and forget they translate to one thing: Services. We all count on...
Posted on November 2, 2024 at 12:25 PM by Mike Owen
When the arguments move from campaign ads to the halls of Congress and the Statehouse, the real decisions begin: Will...
Posted on October 24, 2024 at 1:06 PM by Mike Owen
Immigrants are essential to Iowa's future, as new research shows. Immigrants make up 1 in 4 Iowa physicians, 1 in...
Posted on August 14, 2024 at 3:11 PM by Mike Owen
Sunsets can be beautiful — not just at the shore, or on the mountains, or in the heartland, but also...
Posted on May 9, 2024 at 10:27 AM by Mike Owen
The old saying is "a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money." So how...
Posted on April 17, 2024 at 5:48 PM by Mike Owen
Truth in advertising: ‘Flat tax’ boosts only the wealthy PDF A proposed constitutional amendment, SJR 2004, would enshrine inequity in...
Posted on March 20, 2024 at 12:52 PM by Mike Owen
Iowa lawmakers are missing a great opportunity. They could be meeting right now on legislation to restore the equity we...
Posted on February 28, 2024 at 12:34 PM by Mike Owen
Research Activities Credit subsidies pass $800 million mark in 14 years Why should companies reporting profits in the billions receive...
Posted on January 26, 2024 at 9:40 PM by Mike Owen
(This blog is drawn from messages in a presentation by CGI Deputy Director Mike Owen for an Interfaith Alliance of...
Posted on January 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM by Mike Owen
It has now been 16 years since Iowa last signaled that our state values work in one of the most...
