Posts in category Federal policy

Real decisions about to begin

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...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Federal policy

Tagged As: Child tax credit, EITC, Federal taxes, State taxes

Posted on September 28, 2023 at 9:35 AM by Anne Discher

We are likely just hours away from a federal government shutdown that will harm families, businesses and the nation’s economy.[1]...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Federal policy

Tagged As: child care, Federal budget, Federal taxes, Medicaid, Nutrition, shutdown

Posted on July 26, 2023 at 5:40 PM by Mike Owen

Riders on RAGBRAI, the annual statewide bicycle ride across Iowa sponsored by The Des Moines Register, are peddling on a...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Child care, Covid-19, Federal policy, Jobs & labor

Tagged As: American Rescue Plan Act, child care, COVID-19, Economic development, Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, Iowa Economy, Iowa Farmers Union, Progress Iowa

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...

Categories: Child care, Covid-19, Federal policy

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...

Categories: Covid-19, Federal policy, Racial equity