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Alcoholic Beverages Division License and Permit Fees
Hidden gemIssue Reviews examines Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division licenses, permits, and fee revenue under Iowa Code Chapter 123.
Jan 22, 2021·26m·1 clip - 2
Federal Disaster Funding in Response to 2019 Flooding
Hidden gemIssue Reviews examines how Iowa requested, received, and distributed federal disaster funding after the March 2019 flooding.
Jan 22, 2021·32m·2 clips - 3
School Food Service Breakfast Programs
Jan 15, 2021·15m - 4
Changes in Staffing and Salaries at State Universities
Hidden gemIssue Reviews examines staffing and salary changes at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa from fiscal years 2000 or 2001 through 2020.
Jan 15, 2021·24m·1 clip - 5
School Aid — Supplementary Weightings
Hidden gemIssue Reviews examines how Iowa supplementary school-aid weightings generated approximately $108.4 million in fiscal year 2021, a 52.7% increase since fiscal year 2012.
Jan 15, 2021·27m·1 clip - 6
Iowa Health and Wellness Plan
Jan 8, 2021·14m - 7
Board of Regents Facilities
Jan 8, 2021·20m - 8
Uses of Iowa’s General Fund Surplus and Reserve Funds
Hidden gemIssue Reviews examines how Iowa used General Fund surplus revenues and reserve funds from fiscal year 1994 through estimated fiscal year 2021.
Jan 8, 2021·44m·3 clips - 9
Business Property Tax Credit
Jan 8, 2021·18m - 10
Medicaid Work Requirements
Jan 8, 2021·13m - 11
Costs of Voting by Mail
Jan 8, 2021·13m - 12
Overview of Iowa Veterans Programs — 2019 Update
This episode reviews and analyzes Iowa state veterans programs, their funding, and administration from 2008 to present.
Dec 5, 2019·37m - 13
Iowa Department of Commerce Revolving Fund
Nov 26, 2019·16m - 14
Office of the Chief Information Officer Broadband Grants
Nov 26, 2019·24m - 15
An Update on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry
Nov 20, 2019·37m - 16
Iowa Property Tax and Local Government Finance Trends
This episode analyzes Iowa property tax and local government finance trends from fiscal years 2001 to 2020, including taxable value changes, tax rates, and state replacement appropriations.
Nov 19, 2019·25m - 17
Iowa Transportation Commission
Nov 8, 2019·20m - 18
Projected Major Maintenance Costs for Certain State Facilities
Nov 7, 2019·23m - 19
Indigent Defense — Overview and Funding History
Nov 6, 2019·20m - 20
Electric Vehicle and Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Registration Fees
Nov 5, 2019·15m - 21
Livestock Inventory Historical Trends
Nov 4, 2019·38m - 22
Nonpublic School Funding History
Oct 29, 2019·19m - 23
State of Iowa Expenditure Limitation Process
Oct 8, 2019·40m - 24
General Fund Appropriations Trends (FY 1990 to FY 2019)
This episode analyzes 30-year trends in Iowa's general fund appropriations, focusing on budget composition and tax credit usage.
Oct 8, 2019·22m - 25
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation
Oct 8, 2019·37m - 26
State Authorities
Jul 1, 2019·30m - 27
Iowa Labor Force Nonparticipation
Jul 1, 2019·23m - 28
State of Iowa General Fund Budget Projection (FY 2021 - FY 2026)
Jul 1, 2019·16m - 29
State Collective Bargaining
Jun 28, 2019·25m - 30
Revenue Growth at Regents Universities
Jun 28, 2019·22m - 31
Iowa Individual Income Tax Revenue Growth
Jun 28, 2019·23m - 32
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Match Rates
Feb 1, 2019·14m - 33
Industrial Hemp Update
Feb 1, 2019·22m - 34
Adult Mental Health and Disability Services System Funding History
Feb 1, 2019·24m - 35
2016 Federal Income Tax Statistics — Iowa Taxpayers
Analysis of 2016 federal income tax statistics for Iowa taxpayers, comparing to national and surrounding states.
Feb 1, 2019·20m - 36
Delivery and Coordination of Public Safety and Emergency Services in Iowa
Jun 29, 2018·39m - 37
State School Aid — Historical Context and Trends
Mar 9, 2018·22m - 38
Distance Learning in Postsecondary Education
Feb 23, 2018·39m - 39
Update on Iowa’s Gaming Industry and Associated Revenues
Jan 22, 2018·25m - 40
Human Trafficking
Jan 4, 2018·29m - 41
Building Maintenance on State Facilities
Jan 4, 2018·35m - 42
Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Jan 4, 2018·26m - 43
Iowa's Craft Beer Industry
Jan 4, 2018·40m - 44
Juvenile Detention Home Fund
Jan 4, 2018·21m - 45
Electric Vehicle and Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Registration Fees
Jan 3, 2018·25m - 46
Court Debt Collection
Jan 3, 2018·31m - 47
FY 2017 FTE Positions and Personnel Costs
Jan 3, 2018·17m - 48
State of Iowa Expenditure Limitation Process
Mar 9, 2017·35m - 49
Grade Retention
Jan 11, 2017·20m - 50
Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Fund Update
Jan 11, 2017·15m