Month: May 2025

"Republicans harp on the need to cut the deficit while at the same time extolling the need to extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts for the rich," writes Kimball Banks.

Note: This is the first of a five-part series that expands on the April 22 presentation (1:56) on economic development to the Board of Supervisors and the subsequent Town Talk interview with Mike McCool. As Warren County stands at an economic crossroads, we face fundamental questions about our future. What kind of economy should we build?

After 10 years of leading the Department of Economics at Iowa State University, Joshua Rosenbloom will conclude his service as chair on June 30 and remain a faculty member in the department. Peter Orazem, University Professor of Economics, will serve as interim department chair starting July 1.

The deal paves the way for more common ground with the EU, but only dismantles a fraction of the trade barriers erected post-Brexit.