Posted tagged ‘economy’
February 21, 2012
Using stimulus funds bridged a gap in revenues and kept Iowa out of a race to the bottom.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: revenue, budget, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, economy, Iowa Policy Project, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, Governor Chet Culver, Mike Owen, Des Moines Register, ARRA, stimulus
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February 8, 2012
The budgeting decisions of last year ought to be viewed in context.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, Andrew Cannon, ARRA, budget, economy, education, environment, health insurance, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, Iowa Policy Project, revenue stability, work supports, working families
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January 23, 2012
Two recent reports highlight Iowa’s success in extending health insurance coverage to children.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Andrew Cannon, children's health insurance, CHIP, economy, hawk-i, health care, health insurance, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, Iowa Policy Project, medicaid, uninsurance
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December 13, 2011
Jobs are at stake, right here in Iowa, with the vote in the House today.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Chad Stone, economy, Iowa Policy Project, Mike Owen, unemployment, unemployment insurance
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October 21, 2011
Public-sector workers provide services on which we all rely. If anything, they are undercompensated relative to similarly educated private-sector workers.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: Andrew Cannon, Boston College, compensation, Economic Policy Institute, economy, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, Iowa Policy Project, public services, public-sector workers
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August 1, 2011
Hear IPP’s David Osterberg Tuesday evening on “The Fallon Forum,” online at 983wowfm.com or on 98.3 WOW-FM. “The Fallon Forum” is Monday through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. To participate, call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK. For more information about the program, see http://fallonforum.com/?p=840.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Energy & Environment, Organization
Tags: budget, David Osterberg, economy, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, Iowa Policy Project
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July 8, 2011
In Iowa, budget rhetoric is what’s been out of control. Politicians have manufactured a crisis, when we need budget discussions to be based on logic and facts, not scare tactics.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Energy & Environment, Organization
Tags: budget, David Osterberg, economy, Iowa Policy Project, revenue, revenue stability, tax credit, tax reform
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May 16, 2011
The Bush tax cuts, and plugging corporate tax loopholes, are on the table in the world of reality, if not the world of politics.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: budget, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, deficits, economy, revenues
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May 12, 2011
Maybe you won’t notice cuts like those Lande announced Wednesday. Then again, maybe you want to take the kids to the lake this summer.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Energy & Environment, Organization
Tags: budget, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, economy, Iowa Policy Project, revenue stability, jobs, environment, Mike Owen, tax breaks, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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March 11, 2011
No matter how much solar power is tapped, the sun will always come up tomorrow. Solar should top Iowa’s list of energy choices.
Categories: Economic Opportunity, Energy & Environment, Organization
Tags: economy, electricity, energy, environment, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Policy Project, jobs, renewable energy, solar power, Teresa Galluzzo, Vote Solar Initiative
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