When was the last time that you unfolded a map for directions before a road trip or required a postage stamp to send a photograph to a friend?More likely than not, you have turned to a phone, tablet, or other device to complete these simple tasks. In the 21st century, the internet has become an ...
Washington is consumed with wall-to-wall coverage of impeachment, Ukraine, and transcripts. Every question we receive from the D.C. press corps is about that. But do you know who isn't obsessed with this? Our constituents.Every day, we hear from people across North Dakota and Iowa. Most of them ...
Hundreds of thousands of physicians unified under the Out of the Middle Coalition have applauded Representatives Raul Ruiz, MD, (D-Calif.) and Phil Roe, MD, (R-Tenn.), for reaching 100 cosponsors on their bipartisan solution to address surprise medical bills. This legislation now has more ...
Q: Why is it so difficult to stop federal benefits flowing for deceased Medicaid recipients?A: Although it seems like there ought to be a simple flip of a switch, the federal agency distributing Medicaid dollars doesn't have in place an accountable mechanism to stop federal benefits from ...
Cities love big, flashy, expensive projects and miles of infrastructure. But Charles L. Marohn, Jr., says this approach is a recipe for financial insolvency. Here, he explains why making small, incremental investments in struggling neighborhoods yields a far better payoff.In America, it's ...
Fifty-three years ago, I was a high school kid in southern Iowa who knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life: I wanted to be a journalist.The first step on that journey occurred when I walked into the offices of the Bloomfield Democrat and introduced myself to Gary Spurgeon. He was the ...
In many ways, Tama, Iowa, population 2,775, is like many other similar-sized towns around the Midwest. For example, it has its fair share of challenges, from attracting and maintaining retail businesses downtown, to keeping up with an aging housing stock as values decrease and its population ...
The share of the U.S. population with incomes below the poverty level dropped between 2017 and 2018 the fifth consecutive annual drop, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) estimates released today. The 1-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau s 2018 ACS show declines in ...
Iowa's policymakers and business leaders agree: the state's economy needs more skilled workers. One area of regulatory reform state leaders should look at to address this problem is changing our occupational licensing requirements. Reducing onerous occupational licensing regulations in Iowa ...
When we visit with constituents, some of the most common and persistent consumer complaints are about those irritating and sometimes frightening robocalls that we're all bombarded with day and night.Robocalls are recorded messages from scam artists to unsuspecting consumers. The scammers often ...