April 24, 2023 | Public Policy
Edging Closer to Session’s End
State Policy Update Legislators have one more week until the scheduled conclusion of the session, and when their per diems’ end. Leading up to the end of session, the focus ...
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April 7, 2023 | Business Support, Public Policy
Regional Advocacy Efforts Provide Results
In March, the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), which handles 50 percent of the state’s air cargo and is and is the second largest commercial service airport, broke ground on the ...
Read Post April 7, 2023 | Public Policy
Priorities That Survived the Funnel and What Comes Next
State Policy Update March 31 was the deadline for the 2nd funnel deadline of the 2023 legislation session, further narrowing the legislation still eligible to become law ...
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March 23, 2023 | Public Policy
Public Policy Update: ICR Legislative Night a Success
State Policy Update The 2023 session’s first funnel deadline was last Friday. Following this deadline, hundreds of bills did not survive, making them ineligible to advance, ...
Read Post February 24, 2023 | Public Policy
Take Action on Federal Immigration Policy
State Policy Update This week was the final week before lawmakers head into the first funnel of the session next week. March 3 is the deadline when bills are required to pass ...
Read Post February 10, 2023 | Public Policy
Public Policy Update: Apprenticeships, Child Care, Taxes & More
State Policy Update Lawmakers have several more weeks until their first legislative deadline. March 3 marks the end of the first “funnel week” of the session when bills ar...
Read Post January 27, 2023 | Public Policy
Action Packed Start to the 2023 Legislative Session
Week three of the 2023 Iowa legislative session saw plenty of action. The first part of the week was dominated by the Governor’s school choice legislation that will allow lo...
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August 25, 2022 | Public Policy
Upcoming Regional Candidate Forum Series Provides Access for Members
November 8 marks another Election Day when voters get to weigh in on the issues that matter most. The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and Iowa City Area Business Partn...
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May 12, 2022 | Public Policy
Regional Advocacy Efforts Provide Results
At a press conference in March, Governor Kim Reynolds announced the creation of the Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund (ICAIF). This $100 million program, originatin...
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February 25, 2022 | Public Policy
Tax Bill Signed in to Law
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a new tax bill law on Tuesday, March 1 that will effect every Iowan. The Economic Alliance has worked with legislators and partnering organiz...
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January 28, 2022 | Public Policy
Public Policy Priorities Revealed
In December, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and Iowa City Area Business Partnership announced our 2022 public policy priorities for the ICR region. After months o...
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