Category Archives: Jobs

Iowans Kick Off the Campaign Season

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Kick Off the Campaign Season by Paul Deaton “The flurry of post cards, media coverage and phone calls surrounding the tour will all be good for the Governor’s party. With each passing day, 2010 seems more like it will … Continue reading →

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Iowans Know The Source of the Deficit

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Know The Source of the Deficit by Paul Deaton “It is easy to harp about the size of government and deficit spending. It is easy to say we are “taxed enough already.” What is harder is for congressmen and … Continue reading →

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U. S. Senate Candidate Tom Fiegen on Fiegenomics

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Paul Deaton

U. S. Senate Candidate Tom Fiegen on Fiegenomics Tom Fiegen, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate is an eastern Iowa attorney with a Masters Degree in economics from the University of Iowa. He has developed a set of economic policies … Continue reading →

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HF2399: Iowa's Stifling of Innovation

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Paul Deaton

HF2399: Iowa's Stifling of Innovation by Paul Deaton “These assertions and arguments are bought and sold by MidAmerican Energy and the electric utilities, reflecting their power to persuade.”The nuclear power study bill, HF2399, sped through the Iowa legislature at breakneck … Continue reading →

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Is Iowa A Corporate Welfare State?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Is Iowa A Corporate Welfare State? by Tracy Kurowski“…the State of Iowa ’s Economic Development Board celebrated their plan to extend $6.5 million in forgivable loans so Whirlpool could expand its Amana, Iowa plant, creating sixty jobs. Link  By my … Continue reading →

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Muscatine Iowa Air Quality Forum

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Muscatine Iowa Air Quality Forum by Paul Deaton“Residents understood the influence of prevailing wind, geography and the impact of the many industrial plants in the area… People seemed resigned to the fact that a life with middle class problems will … Continue reading →

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Living with Unauthorized Immigration in Iowa

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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Iowans Talk about SJR2001 and the Traditional Family

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Talk about SJR2001 and the Traditional Family by Paul Deaton “This discussion is not about traditional marriage, it is about the decimation of the middle class brought on by the policies of President Ronald Reagan.” Last summer, at the … Continue reading →

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A Story of Jobs, Immigration and the Reagan Revolution in Iowa

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Part One of a series on labor and immigration in Iowa Because of the complexity of the labor and immigration relationship, Blog for Iowa will make regular posts on this issue during the coming weeks. The relationship between the decline … Continue reading →

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President Obama Reverses Bush Anti-Labor Policies; Jobs Still Needed

Posted on December 14, 2009 by bfiatracykurowski

President Obama Reverses Bush Anti-Labor Policies; Jobs Still Needed by Tracy KurowskiAs I reflect on President Obama’s first year in office, it’s difficult for me to not think about the painful chapter on post-Apartheid South Africa in Naomi Klein’s book … Continue reading →

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