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...
Posted on November 7, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Anne Discher
This is a pivotal time. We’re less than two weeks away from a potential government shutdown. We averted the last...
Posted on October 13, 2023 at 12:47 PM by Mike Owen
Iowa’s Revenue Estimating Conference confirmed Thursday what we’ve known for many months: Tax cuts reduce state revenue. And that means...
Posted on October 9, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sean Finn
Governor Reynolds’ recent announcement of a $1.83 billion surplus was accompanied by a promise to “return this surplus back to...
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]...
Posted on August 31, 2023 at 5:42 PM by Anne Discher
This piece is adapted from remarks Common Good Iowa executive director Anne Discher made to the Iowa AFL-CIO convention in Altoona on...
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...
Posted on July 18, 2023 at 11:58 AM by Sean Finn
By Sean Finn and Samantha Tamborski, Common Good Iowa Overwhelmingly, Iowans desire the freedom to determine if and when they...
Posted on June 14, 2023 at 12:01 AM by Anne Discher
PDF of Iowa data profile PDF of news release Iowa retains high rank on child well-being, but inaccessible, unaffordable child...
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...
