posted on April 9, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Full Program: Iowa business leaders discuss how the state is weathering the economic storm. The program also includes a visit to Forest City, a community that is experiencing the effects of the economic downturn in every sector of its life and commerce.
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posted on March 19, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Full Program: Can an old school approach to education work in the 21st century? Join us for the next Iowa Journal when we examine the rising use of apprenticeships -- programs that pay students to learn skills.
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posted on February 25, 2009 at 9:19 AM
The Iowa Journal will examine the role cultural enrichment plays in creating vital communities that attract and retain citizens.
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posted on February 20, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Full Program: The Iowa Journal examines the role cultural enrichment plays in creating vital communities that attract and retain citizens.
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posted on February 13, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Guests on this discussion include Thom Hart of the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) who discusses his office's efforts to sift through thousands of requests from Iowa cities, counties and schools for stimulus funds. The IDED is...
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posted on February 12, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Full Program: The Iowa Journal looks at the Iowa impact of the federal stimulus package and what it would mean to the state.
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posted on February 12, 2009 at 5:17 PM
The Iowa Journal looks at Iowa's benefit and impact of the federal stimulus.
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posted on January 30, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Paul Yeager shows a video of Governor Culver's statements on the 2010 budget, and discusses the state budget and the 700 million dollar bonding proposal and bright sectors of the economy with Associated Press reporter David Pitt.
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posted on January 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM
The Iowa Journal looks at ways the Iowa government can save money in this economy.
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posted on December 31, 2008 at 4:52 PM
Full Program: To help reflect on just what these issues mean for the state in the next year, two reporters: Kay Henderson, news director of Radio Iowa, and Todd Dorman, a columnist with the Cedar Rapids Gazette will join host Paul Yeager on The Iowa Journal.
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posted on December 30, 2008 at 5:50 PM
If there was a persistent story this year it was weather-related. Recent days have featured conversation-worthy snowfall and ice. But it was the floods of 08 that defined the year.
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posted on December 30, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Next to the floods, the economic downturn has been the most persistent topic of public conversation in Iowa.
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posted on December 19, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Full Program: Are the good times gone for good? The Iowa Journal will get into big economic ideas. What can turn this economy from heading down to heading back up?
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posted on December 18, 2008 at 5:54 PM
What can business, the government and others do to help turn this economy around? Ten trillion dollars has already been committed to helping change the economic tide. Will gains be able to offset that expenditure? The Iowa Journal looks at the...
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posted on November 21, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Iowa Public Radio's Jeneane Beck talks with host Paul Yeager about the state of Iowa's economy and Governor Culver's proposed budget cut.
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