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What’s at stake in the budget showdown
The outcomes of this year’s congressional and presidential elections are going to be critical in determining our nation’s future.
But - so will the two months that follow the Nov. 5 elections.
What in the world is “Taxmageddon”?
Congress and the Administration face a choice at the end of 2012 - what to do about "Taxmageddon"? Their action, or inaction, will have major implications for what our future economy will look like.
Learn more about it and what we can do to shift the debate at a series of workshops across central and west central Iowa.
Three questions to ask at the State Fair soapbox
The Iowa State Fair is here - and so returns the Des Moines Register's Soap Box. They've released the tentative schedule and all Iowa Congressional delegates and their challengers are slated to appear.
Be there to push them on issues you care about. Here are two questions to ask:
Play-by-play of the House District 36 candidate forum
Before they cast their primary vote June 5, CCI Action members wanted to find out where three Democratic candidates running for the open House seat stand on key Iowa CCI Action issues.
The goal was to get to know the candidates and find another CCI champion like outgoing representative Janet Peterson. We need more Iowa CCI Action champion in the Statehouse!
NEW POLL: Iowans say no cuts, tax corporations!
A new poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP) from April 24-26 and released by Iowa CCI Action Fund, has found that 63 percent of Iowans oppose spending cuts to balance the budget, particularly to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. 59 percent support balancing the budget by letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire, while 63% said corporations do not pay their fair share of taxes.
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