What we have in Des Moines is a leadership problem and a governing problem.
Posted tagged ‘economy’
Tax-cutters’ unbalanced focus undermines self-government
March 20, 2012Iowa JobWatch: Jobless Rate Dips — Payroll Jobs Improve
March 13, 2012The state still remains almost 41,000 jobs behind where it was at the start of the last recession in December 2007. Still, things are looking better.
Unreasonable fear about ‘one-time’ money
February 21, 2012Using stimulus funds bridged a gap in revenues and kept Iowa out of a race to the bottom.
Budgeting in context
February 8, 2012The budgeting decisions of last year ought to be viewed in context.
Iowa leads the way to kids’ health coverage
January 23, 2012Two recent reports highlight Iowa’s success in extending health insurance coverage to children.
Iowa is not an island; jobless vote carries important impacts
December 13, 2011Jobs are at stake, right here in Iowa, with the vote in the House today.
One more data point in the public employee compensation debate
October 21, 2011Public-sector workers provide services on which we all rely. If anything, they are undercompensated relative to similarly educated private-sector workers.
Osterberg interview Tuesday 7 p.m.
August 1, 2011Hear 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.
Get budget rhetoric in line with reality
July 8, 2011In 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.
Why a balanced approach is the only option
May 16, 2011The Bush tax cuts, and plugging corporate tax loopholes, are on the table in the world of reality, if not the world of politics.
