Issue Briefs

When you want more than a sound bite on a local issue, check our Issue Briefs.
These are our perspective on current issues affecting central Iowans.

Public Sector Health Plans Are Costly for Taxpayers
In Iowa, state law (Chapter 20) provides that public salaries, health....
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Asking the right questions
Suppose you set up an automatic withdrawal from your checking account....
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Smart Government. Shared Resources
Here's our response to the Business Record's question, "What one big thing....
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House Proposes Property Tax Transparency
Property tax assessments hit the mailboxes and the news this month....
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A Lesson on Teacher Pensions
A Lesson on Teacher Pensions
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DART Update 2016: A Property Tax Funded Amenity
For the last two years we’ve looked at DART’s financials, and....
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Kudos to Local Water Leaders
A small group of central Iowa water utilities (Des Moines Water....
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