Iowa veterans
Iowa Veterans On Whether Or Not They Think Iowans Support Veterans
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Veterans from different backgrounds answer in this podcast the question: What would you like the response to be when supporting a veteran in Iowa?
Iowa's Opportunity Gap
IowaWatch Connection Report: Closing Iowa’s Opportunity Gap
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White Iowans made strong gains in high school and college graduation rates, poverty, median family income and home ownership from 1960-2010 but black and Latino achievements in these areas grew far more slowly, or in some cases declined. This IowaWatch Connection radio podcast looks at ways some are trying to level the playing field.
Iowa budget deficit
Iowa’s State Funding Shortfall Gives Governor Candidates A Hot-Button Issue
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An Oct. 19 Revenue Estimating Conference report showing Iowa’s revenue projections for this fiscal year down $133 million from where they were anticipated primed the state’s gubernatorial campaign with a hot topic: how finances are being managed.
Alzheimer's disease in Iowa
Podcast: Living With The Threat Of Alzheimer’s
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The growing number of aging Iowans means more are dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. Some 64,000 in the state suffer from this disease at a time when Iowa is tightening its Medicaid system, which pays for long-term nursing home care for Alzheimer’s patients.
railroads
Podcast: Growing Demand For Rail Shipping In Iowa
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Iowa’s 3,851 miles of track won’t be enough to carry all the freight state Department of Transportation planners think Iowa will handle in the future. Those planners expect demand on Iowa’s railroads for shipping goods to increase 52 percent from 2014 to 2040.
First-generation Americans
First-Gen Americans Walk A Bridge When Explaining Their Roots
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They were born in the United States and consider themselves full-blooded Americans. But the fact that their parents immigrated to this country means first-generation Americans often have to explain their ethnicity, and citizenship.
Iowa precinct caucuses
Podcast: Democrats Figuring Fixes For Next Presidential Precinct Caucuses
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Iowa Democratic Party leaders are trying to fix problems party members saw in the 2016 presidential precinct caucuses, which had their fair share of overloaded rooms, missed opportunities for some registered Democrats to participate fully and coin flips to determine county convention delegate commitments.
economic development
IowaWatch Connection Podcast: The Cost of Economic Development In Iowa
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This IowaWatch Connection podcast examines Iowa’s tax breaks for new businesses after a recent deal to bring a new Apple Inc. center to Waukee. Good deal or not?
Iowa Veterans Answer The Question: What Does It Mean To Support Veterans?
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The question: How can Iowans turn the phrase “support our veterans” into action? The answers: In this IowaWatch Connection podcast.
Podcast
Farmland Ownership In the U.S., And How It Relates To Food Security
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One important way to ensure food security in the United States is to keep farmland ownership from going into foreign hands. That doesn’t always happen.