Reposted by Anne Dischercommongoodiowa.bsky.social @commongoodiowa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026An important vote in Iowa on November 3 will require you to flip your ballot over. #VoteNOonAmendment1 #Iowa 011
Reposted by Anne DischerCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 19/05/2026States across the country face a rushed timeline and limited federal guidance to implement Medicaid work requirements, increasing the risk that eligible people will lose coverage over red tape. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...cbpp.orgStates Need More Time to Prepare for Medicaid Work RequirementYears of evidence across multiple programs show that work requirements don’t increase employment but do take coverage away from eligible people, regardless of how well a state tries to implement them. 083
Reposted by Anne Discherohiogozaimasu @ohiogozaimasu.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I'm glad that AOC was able to say this in plain language that normal people can understand. 460294
Reposted by Anne DischerClara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Iowa's public schools are chronically underfunded. Health care and food assistance costs are rising, with more being shifted to the state by last July's Republican megabill. Voters should make it EASIER—not harder—for policymakers to invest in communities. Source: @commongoodiowa.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Anne DischerClara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026In the final moments of session, Iowa lawmakers passed SJR 11: an anti-democratic constitutional amendment requiring a supermajority vote to raise taxes while still allowing tax *cuts* to pass with only a simple majority. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/05/03/l...iowacapitaldispatch.comLawmakers pass final budgets, property tax bill and more at end of 2026 session • Iowa Capital DispatchIowa lawmakers held a marathon of more than 32 hours negotiating and voting on the legislation before adjourning for the year. 188
Reposted by Anne DischerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Even the conservative Wall Street Journal understands the havoc wealth inequality is wreaking on our economy and society. It’s far past time to unrig the system. www.wsj.com/finance/billionaires-lo… 21756471991
Reposted by Anne Dischercommongoodiowa.bsky.social @commongoodiowa.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Fitting for Groundhog's Day week, an #IAlegis Senate committee advanced a bill yesterday that would do the same thing the Legislature did last year, and the year before that: slowly starve our schools. It falls far below what's needed to keep up with rising costs & meet the needs of Iowa students. 101
Reposted by Anne DischerEconomic Policy Institute @epi.org · 15/01/2026BREAKING: The federal minimum wage remains an official poverty wage in 2026. 😵 The annual earnings of a single adult working full-time, year-round at $7.25/hour falls below the newly released poverty threshold for any household of any size. 1/ 23024
Reposted by Anne DischerProPublica @propublica.org · 13/01/2026Starting in October 2026, Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will shift billions in SNAP costs from the federal government onto states, some of whom could be forced to deeply cut or even shutter their SNAP programs altogether.propublica.orgWave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid CrisisPresident Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states. But with 26 having cut or eliminated state income taxes just since 2021, the... 10240122
Reposted by Anne DischerCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 07/01/2026State and local governments have taken steps in undoing harmful criminal fines and fees. However, going into 2026, states face a difficult fiscal landscape, and some may be tempted to turn back to fines and fees to raise revenue. This would be a mistake: www.cbpp.org/research/sta...cbpp.orgStates Should Reduce or Eliminate Criminal Fines and Fees, Even Amid Challenging Fiscal LandscapeOver the past three years, states and local governments across the country, with both Republican- and Democratic-held legislatures, have taken important steps in undoing harmful criminal legal... 086
Reposted by Anne DischerJennifer Sullivan @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Proposals to address expiring PTC enhancements should be evaluated based on the extent to which they: 1. avoid making more people uninsured; 2. ensure people keep access to affordable, comprehensive coverage; and 3. can take effect quickly. More here: www.cbpp.org/blog/how-to-...cbpp.orgHow to Evaluate Proposals to Address Expiring Premium Tax Credit EnhancementsWith just weeks to go until the premium tax credit (PTC) enhancements expire — which would increase Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollees’ annual premiums by more than $1,000 on average... 086
Reposted by Anne DischerSarah Lueck @sarahl202.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Reports that the White House is working on a proposal to extend premium tax credit enhancements shows the Administration is acknowledging the urgent need to address premium spikes for millions of marketplace enrollees. But big questions remain.🧵 159
Reposted by Anne DischerTy Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 04/11/2025It is illegal to not follow a court order and it is just wrong to delay food assistance to children, seniors, veterans, working parents, and people with disabilities. 11110
Reposted by Anne Dischercommongoodiowa.bsky.social @commongoodiowa.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Perhaps you've seen the news. State officials this month released new projections showing a continued — and worrying — drop in revenue. So many numbers, so much spin. How to make sense of it all? We're here to help. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 111
Reposted by Anne DischerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Teaching a class this morning and pointed out that one reason work requirements for Medicaid is unnecessary is that people have incredibly strong incentives to work. Even to the point where we as a society might agree that they should not have to keep working. 316541
Reposted by Anne DischerKatie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 27/10/2025The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to: ▪️The plain language of the law ▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan ▪️Guidance from prior Administrations We have the receipts:cbpp.orgSNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in PastThe Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill. 15435196
Reposted by Anne DischerAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025The reason that people are poor is that they do not have money. That's it, that's the skeet. 215333
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 27/10/2025In Central Iowa, DMARC network of pantries will be a lifeline: dmarcunited.org/donate/dmarcunited.orgDonate – DMARC United 020
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 24/10/2025This week, I presented at a church forum in Cedar Rapids on coming SNAP and Medicaid cuts. A women in the audience literally teared up thinking about families in her community and how they would cope without SNAP next month. But, hey, sure, use it as a political weapon. 030
Reposted by Anne DischerSharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 23/10/2025The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need #SNAP to afford groceries, despite USDA Sec. Rollins’ claim that the Administration is unable to do so. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...cbpp.orgTrump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its ClaimsSecretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency r... 49159
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025If there’s one thing everybody agrees on, it’s that the tax cuts the Legislature has passed over the last handful of years were definitely going to reduce state revenue. That was the line yesterday from REC members, who met to sign off on new revenue projections. 152
Reposted by Anne DischerLarry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 06/10/2025We estimate that ACA marketplace enrollees will see their out-of-pocket premiums increase by 114% if enhanced tax credits are not extended. That translates to an average premium increase of $1,016 per enrollee. www.kff.org/affordable-c... 712878
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Popular superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district abducted by ICE 120
Reposted by Anne DischerAmericans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 11/09/2025LOOK AT THIS CHART. TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH DIDN'T DROP THE CHILD POVERTY RATE IN 2021. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS DID. SNAP. THE CHILD TAX CREDIT. MEDICAID. CHILD POVERTY RATES ARE GETTING WORSE AND THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE ARE NOW CUTTING SNAP AND MEDICAID TO GIVE THE RICH TAX BREAKS. 16028
Reposted by Anne Discherpork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 01/09/2025happy labor day 445152133
Reposted by Anne DischerLarry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 21/08/2025The Republican tax and spending law cuts federal Medicaid spending in rural areas by $137 billion over a decade, much more than the temporary $50 billion rural health relief fund. 31410
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 14/07/2025So we will cut food assistance that helps families obtain healthy food? [blinks in confusion] 000
Reposted by Anne DischerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2025AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA." 7544326313465
Reposted by Anne Dischercommongoodiowa.bsky.social @commongoodiowa.bsky.social · 02/07/2025The U.S. is debating the federal budget bill, which will cut thousands of Iowans off #Medicaid and SNAP, right now. How many people are at risk of losing health care and food assistance in your county? Explore our interactive data tool here: www.commongoodiowa.org/data/medicai... 011
Reposted by Anne DischerCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Senate Republicans made a horrible House bill even worse. House Republicans should step back & find the courage to say no to any bill that would raise costs & take health coverage & food assistance away from people struggling to afford the basics. 01913
Reposted by Anne DischerCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Senate Republicans saw the impacts of the House bill and chose to double down. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 01713
Reposted by Anne Dischercommongoodiowa.bsky.social @commongoodiowa.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Iowa is home to two of those House Rs who could make all the difference.commongoodiowa.orgSenate budget slashes health and food assistance for IowansIowa Reps. Miller-Meeks and Nunn signed a letter expressing concerns with proposed Senate cuts to Medicaid. Now they should actually vote them down. 011
Reposted by Anne DischerKatie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 30/06/2025States' ability to fully pay this amount determines whether low-income families can still get SNAP. But how is any state supposed to plan & budget for a huge unfunded mandate that can also vary by *hundreds of millions of dollars* year-to-year based on miniscule fluctuations in one program metric? 1112
Reposted by Anne DischerBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 30/06/2025The Senate bill would make the bottom 40% of America, on avg, poorer It would take from the poor while giving to the rich This isn’t shared sacrifice where everyone tightens their belts. The poor have to tighten their belts while the rich loosen theirs Stunning graph from @budgetlab.bsky.social 9287119
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Chuck Grassley (202) 224-3744 Joni Ernst (202) 224-3254 010
Reposted by Anne DischerCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 28/06/2025The truth is clear — the Senate Republican reconciliation bill will hurt people in every state if enacted. Senators who vote for it are responsible for its impact ⬇️ 11015
Reposted by Anne DischerEdwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Lots of false claims that the bill will somehow strengthen Medicaid for the most vulnerable including seniors/people with disabilities. Not only do the cuts directly harm those groups but virtually none of the spending cuts in House bill are reinvested in #Medicaid & instead go to offset tax cuts. 12612
Reposted by Anne DischerRobin Rudowitz @robinr.bsky.social · 27/06/2025NEW: @kff.org estimates show that federal #Medicaid spending in rural areas could decrease by 15% ($119 billion) based on the House reconciliation language, which is far more than the $15 billion that has been suggested for a rural health fund. www.kff.org/policy-watch...kff.orgHow Might the Reconciliation Bill’s Medicaid Cuts Affect Rural Areas? | KFFThis analysis estimates that the House-passed reconciliation bill could lead Medicaid spending in rural areas to decrease by $119 billion and a 1.5 million drop in enrollment over 10 years. 157
Reposted by Anne DischerRobin Rudowitz @robinr.bsky.social · 26/06/2025We used monthly survey data to take a closer look at the potential implications of #Medicaid work requirements for adults without dependent children. Adults ages 50-64 are at greater risk of losing Medicaid coverage for not meeting the new requirements. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss... 0189
Reposted by Anne DischerAmericans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Funny how people who are about to lose their Medicaid coverage should "get over it"—but god forbid we tell the billionaires they can't have their tax breaks. 04317