by Alan Ostergren | Oct 14, 2020 | Opinion, Policy
“Defund the police” has become the new rallying cry from the left. They claim that police are a part of a systematically unjust society and that the only way to break that system is to defund it. In a sense, this is a more extreme version of the often-made claim that...
by Luke Martz | Aug 6, 2020 | Policy
*IFR CollabContent* Small businesses across Iowa have opened up again, but there’s still a long road to recovery. Gov. Kim Reynolds has been confident that the economy will grow again in Iowa, and the state is on the mend – the rate of Iowans testing positive has...
by Luke Martz | Aug 3, 2020 | Congress, Policy
Broadband internet access has always been an important issue, but the coronavirus pandemic laid bare the work required to bridge the digital divide. Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, joined Iowa Field Report to...
by Luke Martz | Jul 23, 2020 | Campaigns, Policy
Several farmers today called out Democratic congressional candidate Rita Hart for embracing an anti-Farm bill proposed by Liberal Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren. According to the Quad-City Times, Hart shared her support for the Farm Systems Reform Act at a...
by Luke Martz | Jul 17, 2020 | Policy
The models tracking COVID-19’s impact on Iowa continue to be fluid. The pandemic is no doubt causing an unprecedented disruption in the economy, but we won’t know the full extent for months or even years. Yet, there are some certainties that we can calculate now,...
by Luke Martz | Jun 23, 2020 | Policy
According to the EPA dashboard, a total of 52 new requests for waivers have been submitted by oil refineries. If the waivers are granted, it will pile on top of the billions of gallons of fuel already waived and would come at the expense of an already struggling...
