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New Census measure shows good policy reduces poverty
Tweet Andrew Cannon Working-family tax credits and food assistance are among ways public policy lifts millions of Americans out of poverty. At the same time, continued high unemployment rates and low...
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Iowa Senate to families: Happy Valentine’s Day!
Lily French The Iowa Senate voted 48-0 on Feb. 14 to approve a significant increase in Iowa's Earned Income Tax Credit. Today, the Iowa Senate sent a Valentine to thousands of working Iowa families,...
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House vote: Thumbs up or thumbs down for 86,000 Iowa families?
Mike Owen Iowans would stand to lose much under a proposal this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. Citizens for Tax Justice offered a striking analysis last week highlighting the impact of the...
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Better understanding the 47 percent
Heather Gibney The current political environment has set off a firestorm of confusion about who does and who does not pay taxes in America — and unfair criticism of many working families and others....
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EITC boost would help families who need it — and economy
Heather Gibney If you imagine a packed Kinnick Stadium on game day you have an idea of how many Iowans were kept out of poverty from 2009 to 2011 thanks to two refundable tax credits. A new...
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On Labor Day, don’t forget single workers
Our focus at the Iowa Policy Project frequently emphasizes the impact of public policy on working families. But the demand of meeting a household budget is faced by more than parents, whether in...
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SNAP changes: Ignoring what works
EITC and child care more effective than drug tests and work requirements Work requirements for public assistance seem to be all the rage — at both the national and state levels — when other policies...
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Assuring opportunity for all Iowans
New Census data highlights a slight decline in Iowa’s overall poverty rate, though not all racial groups benefited from this advance. Stagnating household incomes and poverty rates among working Iowa...
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Improve water quality funding equitably
Iowa has an opportunity to advance equity while improving water quality. The constitutional amendment voters overwhelmingly passed in 2010 gave us the option to fund water quality programs with the...
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