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Opportunity through public policy: Different approaches in Washington and Des Moines

Posted on April 30, 2021 at 11:12 AM by Mike Owen

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President Biden’s challenge to Congress to rejuvenate the nation came as a welcome contrast to what Iowans are seeing from...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Child care, Clean energy & climate, Covid-19, Family support & well-being

American Rescue Plan tax credit will boost families

Posted on April 16, 2021 at 2:12 PM by Peter Fisher

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By now, many of us have seen the first of many benefits of the latest COVID-19 relief bill — funds...

Categories: Family support & well-being

Proposed elderly credit expansion misses target need

Posted on April 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Peter Fisher

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As the Legislature continues to debate tax changes, little attention has been paid to a new property tax credit provided...

Mental health funding: Fool me once …

Posted on April 9, 2021 at 1:34 PM by Mary Nelle Trefz

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Among several tax elements, Senate File 587, the tax bill passed by Iowa Senate on a party-line vote earlier this...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Health

Tagged As: iowa legislature, Mental health, Property tax, State taxes

Bad tax policy — at twice the price

Posted on March 11, 2021 at 5:32 PM by Mike Owen

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Senate File 576 was already a terribly costly tax bill that Iowa cannot afford. Now, it appears to be twice...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: iowa legislature, State taxes, Tax fairness

More than ‘Thank you’: Boost the minimum wage, and Iowa's economy

Posted on March 9, 2021 at 1:59 PM by Peter Fisher

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As Iowa legislators move through a 14th consecutive session without action on a minimum wage increase, low-wage Iowans are left...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: Minimum wage

When will Iowa stop eroding its foundation in education?

Posted on February 19, 2021 at 11:11 AM by Mike Owen

student in hallway, Iowa state quarter

One of the most misunderstood and easily distorted statistics in Iowa political debate is what the state spends on K-12...

Categories: PK-12 schools

Tagged As: Schools

RAC giveaway costs grow as lawmakers reach stagnant education funding deal

Posted on February 16, 2021 at 3:05 PM by Mike Owen

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Iowa businesses large and small received nearly $70 million from the Research Activities Credit (RAC) in 2020. Taxpayers sent most...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: subsidies, Tax credits

Astonishingly callous blow to jobless Iowans

Posted on February 11, 2021 at 3:00 PM by Colin Gordon

Iowa workers monument

The decision by Governor Reynolds to lift both the state’s partial face mask mandate and any remaining social distancing restrictions...

Categories: Jobs & labor, Safety net & work supports

Tagged As: COVID-19, Unemployment insurance

Lawmakers fail on equity and opportunity for Iowa public school students

Posted on February 10, 2021 at 1:01 PM by Anne Discher

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A House subcommittee approved an education bill Tuesday that would punish Iowa school districts by taking away funding if they...

Categories: PK-12 schools, Racial equity

Tagged As: iowa legislature, LGBTQ+, Supplemental State Aid

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