WASHINGTON DC (April 15, 2019) — An average taxpayer is going to have to fork over more than $2,000 this year just to cover their share of the interest on the national debt. It’s a huge sum going purely to finance the spending and borrowing of the past.

At the rate the national-debt is rising, interest payments — the fastest-growing part of the federal budget — will be bigger than Medicaid by next year and the military by 2025.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 11, 2019) April is Administrative Professionals Month — Celebrate Your Administrative Staff with MRA!

Through interactive-teaching and laughter, the Guys in Ties training-team show you that by stepping out of your comfort-zone, you can become more effective, more productive, and more confident at the workplace. This high-energy seminar will get you thinking, get you smiling, and get you longing for something you haven’t seen in awhile — your mind.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 10, 2019) — Building on its commitment to save customers time and money in new ways, Walmart expects to spend an estimated $37.2 million this year in Iowa through the remodeling of seven stores, as well as the launch and continued-expansion of several customer-focused innovations.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (April 4, 2019) — Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), the state’s largest grassroots farm-organization, launched the Farming Community Disaster Exchange where Iowans can offer help to those impacted by the floods or to seek assistance.