05 Jun 2020

IRS Failed to Collect $47+ Billion in Taxes from High-Income Individuals during Obama Admin

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (June 5, 2020) — The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently found that almost 900,000 high-income tax-payers failed to file tax returns from 2014 to 2016, resulting in billions of dollars in unpaid taxes, and the IRS did not attempt to collect in sever

04 Jun 2020

USDA Issues First Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (June 4, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program.

04 Jun 2020

Iowa Workforce Development reports initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 24-30 May 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

<p>DES MOINES, IOWA (June 4, 2020) <span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="color:black">&mdash;</span></span></span></span> The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, May 24, and Saturday, May 30, was 6,920.

03 Jun 2020

Iowa Restaurant Association Requests Legislature Temporarily Forgive Some Taxes and Fees for Businesses Mandated Closed by State as Part of COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy

By Emilee Zimmerman

<p>DES MOINES, IOWA (June 3, 2020) &mdash; The Iowa Restaurant Association today announced that they are seeking relief from the state legislature in the form of tax and fee forgiveness for many of Iowa&rsquo;s 6,000+ hospitality establishments, as well as other small businesses.&nbsp;The Association sent a proposal to key lawmakers seeking graduated levels of assistance based on the economic impact of mandated closures and is asking the Legislature to make it part of the bu

02 Jun 2020

State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald Celebrates Higher Education and National Children's Day

By Karen Austin

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 2, 2020) — State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald is celebrating children and students this month by encouraging Iowans to learn more about College Savings Iowa. "June 6 is National Higher Education Day and June 14 is National Children's Day — the perfect pairing of days for our 529 program," said Fitzgerald.

01 Jun 2020

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Hails Responsible Economic Leadership

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (June 1, 2020) — A bipartisan group of 60 members of Congress — led by Representative3s Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX) — 

29 May 2020

An Update on the Paycheck Protection Program

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (May 29, 2020) — The Paycheck Protection Program is one of the larger and most well-known initiatives that has been created to support small businesses during the novel coronavirus outbreak. PPP was initially funded with $349 billion under the CARES Act and was reauthorized for a second round of funding totaling $310 billion under the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (PPPHCEA).

29 May 2020

Unemployment Benefit Programs Now Available to Iowans: Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and State-Extended Benefits

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 29, 2020) — Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) today released information regarding two new unemployment benefit programs available to Iowans. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), was created by The CARES Act and provides an additional 13 weeks of federally funded benefits to individuals who have exhausted their 26 weeks of regular state unemployment benefits.

28 May 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 17-23 May 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 28, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, May 17, and Saturday, May 23, was 14,586. There were 13,365 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 1,221 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.

The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 180,679.

Unemployment insurance benefit payments totaled $48,828,481.83 for the same week.

22 May 2020

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Increases to 10.2 Percent in April

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 22, 2020) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.2 percent in April. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April.

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