Research Archives for 2013
Like Falling Off a Cliff
12/9/13Iowans can fall off an income cliff when even a minimal pay increase costs them child care assistance — one challenge for the state’s working families.
Child’s Play: Creating a Path to the Middle Class
11/27/13The surest pathway into the middle class is post-secondary education. Yet significant barriers block a low-wage worker from school to earn credentials or a degree. Chief among these is the high cost of child care.
Child’s Play: Creating a Path to the Middle Class
11/26/13The surest pathway into the middle class is post-secondary education. Yet significant barriers stand between a low-wage worker and better education or a degree.
IFP News: Income Down, Poverty Up Since ’07
9/19/13“Whether you’re looking at jobs, or income, or poverty, or food insecurity, we simply have not caught up with where we were before the Great Recession.”
At Doorstep to ACA Implementation, Iowa Sees Decade Drop in Coverage
9/17/13“Iowans are less likely to receive health insurance through their jobs, a trend we have seen for some time, while private insurance has become increasingly costly.”
IFP News: Food Insecurity Trends Rising in Iowa
9/4/13While Congress fails to resolve a stalemate on food assistance and the Farm Bill, long-term trends show hunger rising in Iowa.
How SNAP Hits Home
6/19/13Even without cuts in any final version of the Farm Bill, SNAP beneficiaries will see significant reductions this November with the expiration of a temporary benefit boost from the Recovery Act — a $28 million cut affecting 400,000 Iowans.
Fisher: All hail the CEO, the wonderful job creator
6/17/13The CEO wanted to be a job creator, but discovered his board of directors and shareholders wanted him to focus on profits, which meant hiring as few people as possible. Workers, it seemed, could be a pain.
Fisher: Last-minute tax deal could put state services at risk
5/25/13The property-tax reform package will be costly and will challenge cities, counties and schools to deliver what Iowans have come to expect.