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Posts by Mike Owen

Posted on February 17, 2023 at 8:08 PM by Mike Owen

We started putting a spotlight on Iowa’s most lucrative business tax credit over 15 years ago. Big, profitable companies were...

Posted on February 9, 2023 at 12:01 PM by Mike Owen

A new proposal in the Iowa Legislature turns Iowa priorities and values upside down. At a time we are doing...

Posted on November 9, 2022 at 12:27 PM by Mike Owen

Even before the polls closed yesterday, we already knew the big challenges facing our state. They are real and they...

Posted on October 12, 2022 at 5:07 PM by Mike Owen

It was good to hear level-headed law enforcement perspectives this week about the Reckless Gun Amendment, Public Measure 1, which...

Posted on June 11, 2022 at 10:00 AM by Mike Owen

Actor Jeff Bridges was on CBS "Sunday Morning" program June 5, talking about his battle with cancer and COVID, the...

Posted on March 22, 2022 at 4:06 PM by Mike Owen

Under Senate Study Bill 3064, one “no” vote is worth two “yes” votes. Try explaining that in Social Studies class....

Categories: Budget & taxes

Posted on January 30, 2022 at 2:11 PM by Mike Owen

When you have a health and safety problem that is driven by people refusing to act, for whatever reasons —...

Categories: Covid-19, Health, Jobs & labor

Posted on January 29, 2022 at 9:05 AM by Mike Owen

Now we have at least three tax-cut plans at the Statehouse to take Iowans down the low road. Whether it’s...

Posted on December 17, 2021 at 12:00 AM by Mike Owen

We have an opportunity in Iowa to do better for every Iowan. If we keep following the current mantra from...

Posted on October 22, 2021 at 9:44 AM by Mike Owen

Iowa's second reapportionment proposal is out and no doubt lots of folks are interested in the political impact. While that...
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