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We can’t let the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire

In 2017, Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed into law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) — the single largest and most comprehensive reform of the tax code in decades. As promised, this legislation boosted our economy, strengthened our global competitiveness, and let American families, farmers, and small businesses keep more of their hard-earned money. Real median household income increased by $5,000, real wages rose at the fastest rate in 20 years, the child tax credit was doubled from $1,000 to $2,000 per child, the corporate tax rate was lowered to spur investment and ...

Sue Koenig opens ‘Window to the World’ for students

Sue Koenig’s “Window to the World” — stored in a windowless facility in Denver for the past 18 years — soon will break into daylight to reach a new generation that will receive a hands-on education about the world through the Fort Dodge native’s collection of artifacts from her ...

Ensuring a safe and growing community

At the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, our mission is clear: “Unifying and coordinating accountable economic and community development to enhance the quality of life in the Fort Dodge region.” As we strive to fulfill this mission, it is crucial to address the evolving challenges and opportunities that impact our community’s growth and well being. Last fall, our Board of Directors engaged in a strategic planning session and identified public safety as a priority for our organization. Ensuring a safe community is essential for growing and attracting a skilled workforce and ...

Welcome back students, parents, guardians

As we begin this new school year, I want to extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you — students, staff and families. Whether you are returning to our school community or joining us for the first time, we are thrilled to have you with us on this journey. This year marks a new chapter for our school, one that is guided by our renewed vision and mission. After much reflection and collaboration, we have crafted a vision that truly captures the essence of what we aim to achieve together. Vision: Everyone matters, everyone belongs and everyone thrives This vision serves as ...

The path to a better life begins at Iowa Central

Our purpose is very simple at Iowa Central Community College. We want students to come to Iowa Central and finish their degree or certification in the shortest amount of time possible, with the least amount of student loan debt, so they can go on and have a better life. It is a purpose we are very passionate about because of the nine-county region we serve. We know that 77 percent of students who graduate from Iowa Central will stay in our service region. By providing an exceptional education at an affordable cost, we are providing our students with the best opportunity to enter the ...

Empowering Iowa small businesses to support America

Innovation should not just come from Washington when it is thriving right here in the heartland. In Iowa, small businesses make up 99% of businesses and employ more than 50% of the workers in our state. While these businesses have been put through the wringer by inflation and the unrelenting tsunami of regulations, Washington has punished them in a much less obvious way over the last 15 years — by squeezing them out of selling to the biggest consumer in the country: the federal government. Since Fiscal Year 2008, the number of small businesses competing for federal government ...