29 Mar 2019

Equal Pay Day: Iowa Ranks 46th Nationally in Pay-Equity with a Pay-Gap of 78.85%

By Mary Hickey

WASHINGTON DC (March 29, 2019) — To mark Equal Pay Day (April 2), the day that symbolizes how women, on average, have to work around three months longer to earn what men did the previous year, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has launched a multi-pronged effort to close the pay gap by 2030.

27 Mar 2019

Walmart Now Accepting Applications for 2019 Open Call for American Products

By Brittany Trangsrud

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — If you’ve ever dreamed of potentially reaching thousands of customers with your American products, now is the time to act: Walmart is accepting applications for its sixth-annual Open Call, scheduled for June 18 and 19 at the company’s Home Office campus in Bentonville, Arkansas.

26 Mar 2019

Illinois Chamber of Commerce Joins 36 business organizations Asking State Officials to Avoid Missteps of a California-Style Privacy Law

By Whitney Barnes

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 26, 2019) — Today, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce joined state and regional business organizations across the country in sending an open letter to governors and state lawmakers urging them to carefully consider privacy laws that will protect consumer privacy and support businesses. The group specifically asked Illinois state officials to avoid modeling privacy laws after the overreaching and misguided legislation that California passed last year.

23 Mar 2019

Senate Budget Plan Includes Realistic Deficit Reduction

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (March 22, 2019) — Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) introduced today a Chairman’s Mark of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget resolution to be considered and voted on by the full committee. The budget calls for $538 billion in deficit reduction over five years.

22 Mar 2019

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains Steady in February

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 22, 2019) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in February. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in February.

19 Mar 2019

Silos and Smokestacks Host Partner Site Annual Training April 1

By Jori Wade-Booth

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (March 19, 2019) — On April 1, representatives from historical sites, museums, farms, and business will gather in Cedar Rapids for Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area's (SSHNA) 2019 Partner Site Annual Training at Indian Creek Nature Center.

18 Mar 2019

USDA Announces Investments in Rural Community Facilities That Will Benefit Nearly 300,000 Americans

By Weldon Freeman

WASHINGTON DC (March 18, 2019) — Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $91 million to build or improve community facilities (PDF, 108 KB) and essential services for nearly 300,000 rural residents in 12 states.

12 Mar 2019

Congress Must Break Its Addiction to Unjust Tax Extenders

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (March 12, 2019) — It feels like Washington just can’t kick its addiction to special interest tax breaks.

Nearly 15 months after the expiration of the so-called “tax extenders,” The House is holding a subcommittee hearing Tuesday on these provisions. Senate Finance Committee leaders, meanwhile, have already proposed legislation to bring expired provisions back — and do so retroactively for last year.

12 Mar 2019

Arby's, Little Caesars, Five Guys, and Dunkin' to End Use of No-Poach Pacts

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 12, 2019) — Four national fast food franchisors will cease using “no-poach” agreements in a multistate settlement with a coalition of 14 attorneys general, including Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. The agreements restrict the right of fast-food workers to move from one franchise to another within the same restaurant chain.

11 Mar 2019

President’s Budget Would Add More than $10 Trillion to the Debt

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (March 11, 2019) — President Donald Trump released a portion of his fiscal year 2020 budget Monday, which proposes a number of tax and spending policies that it estimates would reduce debt from 78 percent of GDP today to 71 percent of GDP by 2029. The budget also projects real economic growth will average about 3 percent per year over the next decade, more than a percentage point above what most other public and private forecasters predict.

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