March 14, 2025 | Public Policy
State Policy Update The first funnel deadline of the 2025 session was last Friday. Following this deadline, hundreds of bills did not survive, making them ineligible to advanc...
Read Post February 28, 2025 | Public Policy
State Policy Update Legislators have one week to go until they reach the first funnel deadline of the session. Bills that pass at least one chamber’s committee remain eligib...
Read Post February 14, 2025 | Public Policy
State Policy Update Lawmakers continued to introduce bills and hold subcommittee and committee meetings on various issues this week. The Iowa Economic Development Authority (I...
Read Post January 31, 2025 | Public Policy
State Policy Update This week, legislators continued holding subcommittee and committee meetings on proposed bills. The first funnel deadline, requiring bills to pass out of c...
Read Post January 17, 2025 | Public Policy
State Policy Update In her annual Condition of the State address earlier this week, Governor Reynolds highlighted previous state achievements and looked ahead to her prioritie...
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October 31, 2024 | Public Policy
The Common Sense Institute (CSI) is a non-partisan research organization dedicated to promoting economic prosperity and free enterprise. CSI hopes to help the public understan...
Read Post October 17, 2024 | Public Policy
Election 2024 has arrived, and again the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has made it easy for our members to get to the polls and VOTE! With our 2024 Voter Resource Guide...
Read Post September 24, 2024 | Business Support, Public Policy
Coalition Urges the Next Congress and Administration to Pursue Pro-Growth Tax Policy The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance joined over 500 state and local chambers of comme...
Read Post August 20, 2024 | Business Support, Public Policy
Help us develop our 2025 public policy priorities by taking this quick survey. Our advocacy priorities are based on input from leaders in business, education, non-profit, gove...
Read Post July 12, 2024 | Public Policy
State and Federal Policy Updates for July 2024...
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July 1, 2024 | Economic Development & Workforce, Public Policy
Each day we lead efforts to champion and promote the projects, products and people in our communities and throughout the region to support economic resiliency and growth....
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June 24, 2024 | Public Policy
Last week, members of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and Greater Iowa City, Inc. traveled to Washington, D.C. to share regional priorities with our federal delegatio...
Read Post May 8, 2024 | Public Policy
Each year, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance puts forth public policy priorities after much consultation and input from our members. Together as a region, along with ou...
Read Post April 19, 2024 | Public Policy
We are nearing the end of the 2024 Iowa legislative session as lawmakers work to finalize budgets and other policy priorities. Tuesday marked the last day lawmakers were eligi...
Read Post April 5, 2024 | Public Policy
Legislators have 11 days until the scheduled conclusion of the session, and when their per diems’ end. The one thing legislators must do each session is pass budget bills fo...
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