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Once again, tax cuts aren't the solution

Posted on January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM by Mike Owen

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Common Good Iowa research has identified many ways Iowa could do better by working families who are struggling. It’s always...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Jobs & labor

Tagged As: Income tax, Overtime and tipped wages

Lawmakers look to cut Medicaid by ramping up administrative hurdles

Posted on January 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM by Anne Discher

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In 2013, Iowa was among the first states to take up the federal option to expand Medicaid to low-income adults....

Categories: Health, Jobs & labor, Safety net & work supports

Immigrants are vital to Iowa's future

Posted on October 24, 2024 at 1:06 PM by Mike Owen

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Immigrants are essential to Iowa's future, as new research shows. Immigrants make up 1 in 4 Iowa physicians, 1 in...

Categories: Family support & well-being, Jobs & labor

Tagged As: Immigration

Serving up just deserts on child labor

Posted on June 23, 2024 at 10:44 AM by Sean Finn

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Experts warned from the beginning that Iowa’s child labor law changes violate federal statutes Decades ago, this country decided to...

Categories: Jobs & labor

Tagged As: Child labor, Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa jobs, Iowa Legislature, Workplace safety

Driving teens down Iowa's low road

Posted on April 30, 2024 at 11:27 AM by Sean Finn

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Rolling back teen driver restrictions: dangerous to teens, just to benefit employers Iowa Republicans are rolling back child labor protections...

Categories: Jobs & labor

Tagged As: Child labor, Iowa jobs, traffic safety

Minimum wage ... for legislators only?

Posted on April 25, 2024 at 1:25 PM by Sean Finn

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Republicans admit the need for minimum-wage hike – but only for themselves The Iowa House in the final week of...

Categories: Jobs & labor

Tagged As: Iowa Legislature, Minimum wage

Cycling the high road of public investments

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

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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

COVID: Recognizing a threat and a solution

Posted on January 30, 2022 at 2:11 PM by Mike Owen

County by county COVID deaths as of Jan. 26

When you have a health and safety problem that is driven by people refusing to act, for whatever reasons —...

Categories: Covid-19, Health, Jobs & labor

Tagged As: COVID-19, Governor Kim Reynolds, iowa legislature, Workplace safety

Good climate response means good jobs

Posted on October 14, 2021 at 5:36 PM by David Osterberg

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One day a year, climate scientists in Iowa come together to focus attention on an issue we need to confront...

Categories: Clean air & water, Clean energy & climate, Jobs & labor

Tagged As: Climate change, Energy, Iowa Economy, Iowa jobs

Update: Understanding Iowa's jobs deficit

Posted on July 23, 2021 at 3:41 PM by Colin Gordon

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On June 12, Iowa ended its participation in federal pandemic-related unemployment programs. Those relying on the $300 dollar/week bump under...

Categories: Covid-19, Data, Jobs & labor, Safety net & work supports

Tagged As: COVID-19, Iowa Economy, Iowa jobs, Unemployment insurance, Unemployment rate

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