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posted on May 13, 2008 at 10:10 AM

Iowa's burgeoning film industry is creating an economic opportunity for many Iowans.
Tags: films filmmakers taxes incentives
posted on May 12, 2008 at 4:54 PM

Iowa's burgeoning film industry is creating an economic opportunity for many Iowans.
Tags: films filmmakers taxes incentives
posted on May 6, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Host Paul Yeager and David Pitt of the Associated Press discuss flooding in Iowa and its impact on planting crops, and the impact of Governor Culver signing bills that increase the oversight of students loans and regulate the Veterans' Trust Fund.
Tags: politics Iowa legislature governor news analysis prison corn farming taxes veterans student loans
posted on April 28, 2008 at 5:41 PM

"The Iowa Journal" explores legal addictions in Iowa—alcohol, nicotine, and gambling.
Tags: smoking alcohol law gambling taxes
posted on April 25, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Paul Yeager and Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa talk about the convictions of former CIETC employees and legislative financing of veterans' programs.
Tags: politics Iowa legislature CIETC National Guard veterans taxes news analysis
posted on April 25, 2008 at 1:15 PM

Iowa has the fourth highest wind power installation in the country, producing enough electricity to serve more than 320,000 average Midwest homes. Becoming a national leader in wind generation is no accident.
Tags: rural wind economy energy finance taxes utilities electricity power
posted on April 25, 2008 at 10:49 AM

"The Iowa Journal" visits Iowa City for a look at the University of Iowa’s alcohol prevention efforts.
Tags: smoking alcohol economy law gambling taxes college University of Iowa
posted on April 18, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Paul Yeager and David Pitt of the Associated Press talk about the rising farm prices, the CIETC closing arguments, final legislative bills and a possible challenge to the new smoking bill.
Tags: politics Iowa legislature smoking transportation roads trains taxes news analysis
posted on April 17, 2008 at 1:09 PM

Iowa has the fourth highest wind power installation in the country, producing enough electricity to serve more than 320,000 average Midwest homes. Becoming a national leader in wind generation is no accident.
Tags: rural wind economy energy finance taxes utilities Estherville
posted on April 17, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Host Paul Yeager and reporter Kay Henderson, of Radio Iowa, discuss public transportation policies.
Tags: politics Iowa legislature smoking transportation roads trains taxes news analysis
posted on April 10, 2008 at 1:38 PM

If you can't "keep 'em down on the farm," can you at least keep some of the family money in the community? That's what many rural communities and counties are trying to do by creating community foundations. And in Iowa, they are establishing the foundations with the help of state gambling tax revenues.
Tags: rural development economy farmers finance taxes
posted on March 27, 2008 at 3:01 PM

What does a community do with a failing mall? It’s a dilemma that threatens the tax base and economies of a growing number of cities. Saving retail dinosaurs and the communities where they are is at issue on “The Iowa Journal.”
Tags: TIF shopping mall economy politics taxes
posted on March 27, 2008 at 2:46 PM

What does a community do with a failing mall? It’s a dilemma that threatens the tax base and economies of a growing number of cities. Saving retail dinosaurs and the communities where they are is at issue on “The Iowa Journal.”
Tags: Bettendorf Iowa City mall TIF taxes economy
posted on March 19, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Associated Press reporter David Pitt and Paul Yeager discuss current economic and political topics.
Tags: news analysis politics smoking taxes
posted on February 28, 2008 at 5:21 PM
Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa gives an update on the status of legislation to ban smoking in public places and proposed tax breaks for Microsoft to locate in Iowa.
Tags: news analysis politics smoking Microsoft taxes
posted on February 21, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa discusses the legislature's action on a bill to ban smoking in public places with host Paul Yeager.
Tags: news analysis politics Iowa legislature smoking education educators taxes
posted on February 11, 2008 at 8:54 AM
Governor Chet Culver's endorsement of Barack Obama, education spending and concerns with the Iowa economy are topics covered by Dave Pitt of Associated Press.
Tags: Iowa legislature politics taxes news analysis budget economy education educators campaign 2008 governor Barack Obama Democrats caucuses
posted on February 6, 2008 at 9:27 AM
Todd Mundt and Jeneane Beck Iowa Public Radio News talk about the Iowa Lottery Touch Play settlement and higher state budget projections.
Tags: lottery Iowa legislature politics taxes debt budget economy news analysis
posted on January 30, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa discusses financial issues in the Iowa legislature, health care initiatives on the state level, and Ed Fallon's chances in the upcoming senatorial race.
Tags: politics Iowa legislature health taxes news analysis
posted on January 22, 2008 at 11:42 AM
David Pitt of the Associated Press discusses issues facing the first week of the Iowa legislative session with host Todd Mundt, including funding for community colleges and the bottle deposit program.
Tags: politics Iowa legislature recycling education budget economy college taxes news analysis
posted on January 11, 2008 at 4:52 PM

Senator Jack Hatch and John Gilliland, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, discuss health insurance mandates and how they will affect the 2008 Iowa lesgislative session.
Tags: health health insurance taxes politics Iowa legislature
posted on January 10, 2008 at 8:16 PM
David Pitt of the Associated Press discusses economic issues in the news, including the closing of a plant in Story City and post-holiday receipts for retailers, as well as tax issues facing the Iowa legislature.
Tags: politics Iowa legislature economics economy manufacturing job market taxes news analysis
posted on November 1, 2007 at 6:01 PM
David Pitt of the “Associated Press” discusses a controversial tax, who could actually own the names of prominent campus institutions and who could carry arms. The story that is lingering, though, is the residue of a spectacular fire this week.
Tags: news analysis taxes
posted on October 26, 2007 at 9:19 AM

Nicholas Johnson is a visiting law professor at the University of Iowa. In a previous life he was a member of the Federal Communications Commission. He remains a populist, and while he is still concerned about the current condition of the nation’s broadcast resources, he’s also a little worked up about taxes and tax breaks.
Tags: taxes politics essay
posted on January 17, 2007 at 4:21 PM
Todd Mundt hosts a discussion with David Yepsen, Lowell Junkins and Chris McGowan on the economic issues facing the Iowa Legislature.
Tags: health insurance economics Iowa legislature taxes minimum wage