IA: Budget Policy & Priorities
Family farmers call for a level playing field
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering new rules, seeking to level the playing field for independent farmers in Iowa and across the …
Report: Iowa students' reading, math deficiencies 'concerning'
New data rank Iowa seventh in the nation for the overall health and well-being of its kids. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Book …
Iowa hunters, anglers push for Farm Bill support
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee is scheduled to take up the first version of the new Farm Bill tomorrow morning. Outdoor enthusiasts in Iowa …
Iowa lawmakers' $2 billion tax cuts put services 'at risk'
The latest state tax cuts are expected to cost Iowa more than $2 billion in revenue over the next two years. Advocates for tax fairness argued …
GOP threatens rural Republicans for school voucher opposition
By Lane Wendell Fischer for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for The Daily Yonder-Public News Service …
Iowa women call Social Security 'critical'
New research released by AARP Iowa shows how important Social Security benefits are to people who receive them - and the numbers reveal women are far …
IA advocates for immigrants push back on Texas-style deportation bill
Advocates for immigrants are pushing back on a bill signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in the last few days of the legislative session, modeled on a …
IA cuts historical rural school groups
Educators and public school advocates are pushing back on a measure which would consolidate state-funded services that have been an important part of …
FTC chair in Iowa to hear fertilizer antitrust concerns
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission will be in rural Iowa this weekend to hear from farmers and other residents about the proposed sale of Iowa …
Iowa lawmakers dismiss private school voucher ethics complaint
An ethics committee in the Republican-led Iowa House has dismissed a complaint filed by a group of community activists against a state lawmaker for hi…
Expanded tax credit would benefit 129,000 Iowa kids
An advocacy group is calling on the U.S. Senate to pass a tax bill to expand the Child Tax Credit for more than 100,000 children in Iowa. It is part …
IA group offers successful messaging as national blueprint
An Iowa advocacy group has won a high-profile award from the Analyst Institute, which measures how well a group's message reaches citizens. …