NFIB Iowa and Aflac explore workforce strategies for 2025
NFIB Iowa State Director Matt Everson and Aflac's Market Director Austin Peterson recently conducted a webinar to discuss strategies for retaining and attracting employees in 2025.
Small business optimism rises amid positive outlook post-election
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increased by 3.4 points in December, reaching 105.1.
Speaker Pat Grassley outlines priorities at start of 2025 Iowa legislative session
Speaker of the House Pat Grassley addressed the Iowa House of Representatives as they commenced the 2025 Legislative Session.
- NFIB outlines legislative priorities for Iowa's small businesses
- 2023: Iowa ranks 21st nationwide for total received in EDA grants, at $8,283,476
- Property tax revenue unchanged from previous quarter in Iowa
- Analysis: Iowa one of 25 states banning boys from playing girls’ high school sports
- Lower individual income tax revenue in Iowa during Q3 2024
In Iowa, 199 people have died after receiving COVID-19 “vaccine”
Iowa registered 199 deaths after admission of a “COVID-19” MRNA injection, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
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Iowa receives 6 EDA grants totaling $1,260,000 for public works in 2023
Iowa received six grants totaling $1,260,000 for public works in 2023 from the US Economic Development Administration.
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Iowa receives 1 EDA grant totaling $150,000 for technical assistance in 2023
Iowa received one grant totaling $150,000 for technical assistance in 2023 from the US Economic Development Administration.
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Payments Group ‘applauds Congress for repudiating the experimental, draconian’ credit card regs opposed by Iowa bankers, credit unions
The Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) said this week that it "applauds Congress" for ending the 118th Congress' legislative session without passing the "Credit Card Competition Act of 2023" (CCCA), a bill that is opposed by the Iowa Bankers Association (IBA) and Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL).
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Iowa receives 4 EDA grants totaling $6,873,476 for planning in 2023
Iowa received four grants totaling $6,873,476 for planning in 2023 from the US Economic Development Administration.
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Iowa House Republicans elect assistant majority leaders for 2025
Today, House Republicans in Iowa conducted elections to finalize their leadership team for the upcoming 2025 Legislative Session.
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Speaker Grassley announces committee assignments for Iowa's 91st General Assembly
House Speaker Pat Grassley has announced the committee assignments for the upcoming 91st General Assembly.
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Analysis: Iowa one of 25 states banning boys from playing girls’ high school sports
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Hawkeye Reporter shows that Iowa is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.
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Financial orgs joint letter to Sen. Grassley: 'To say that consumers will benefit from the Durbin-Marshall bill is inaccurate'
A group of financial organizations including the American Bankers Association, Electronic Payments Coalition, Consumer Bankers Association, and others, sent a joint letter to U.S. Sen. Charles Ernest "Chuck" Grassley and other members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in opposition of the proposed Credit Card Competition Act.
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Iowa's license tax revenue up 6.6% in Q2 compared to same quarter of the previous year
Iowa collected $292 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Individual income tax revenue up 2.2% from previous quarter in Iowa
The second quarter of 2024 brought in $967 million in individual income tax revenue for Iowa, a 2.2% increase from the first quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
