posted on January 12, 2009 at 10:39 AM

President-elect Obama has his plans for increasing public service in America, and they are big plans, involving dozens of existing agencies and budgeting for hundreds of billions of dollars.
Will these plans include jobs and public improvements in Iowa? Will the price be too high? We ask some experts to shine a light into the future of public service on The Iowa Journal.
posted on January 5, 2009 at 2:55 PM

Iowa wants young people to come to the state, and AmeriCorps has brought 160 new recruits into the state's center. What do these young adults bring with them, and how is Iowa the better for it? The Iowa Journal takes a look.