Research Archives for 2017

A constitutional amendment to cap state spending is a gimmick rather than real reform

The bill treats all tax credits as if they are the same. They are not. This false equivalency ignores the fact that these credits, some with refundability, were all created for different purposes and produce different results.

Moral Mondays Iowa presentation
Peter Fisher and Mike Owen of the Iowa Policy Project spoke on behalf of the Iowa Fiscal Partnership on March 13 at the weekly Moral Mondays Iowa! event at the State Capitol. View the slideshow below Read more

It is really time to examine whether this is a wise use of what legislators tell us are scarce resources.

Repealing the ACA without an adequate replacement jeopardizes the health care coverage and economic well-being of the most vulnerable Iowans.