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Budgeting in context
Andrew Cannon Following last year’s prolonged legislative session, legislators and the governor congratulated themselves for a budget that fully funded programs and reduced reliance on what they...
View ArticleUnreasonable fear about ‘one-time’ money
Mike Owen You hear about it whenever some Iowa politicians get near a microphone to talk about the budget. Heard above much wailing and gnashing of teeth is a common complaint that Iowa used “one-time...
View ArticleThe bridge to recovery
There’s a whole lot of politickin’ going on these days and one of the targets is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA, or the “stimulus.” One of the points we made at the Iowa Fiscal...
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