Reposted by Anne Dischercommongoodiowa.bsky.social @commongoodiowa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Amendment 1 would make it even easier for well-connected donors and corporate interests to influence our legislature and dictate our state's priorities. #Iowa #IAlegis 001
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 112
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. 460194
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
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Who knew a Super Bowl halftime show could be *beautiful*? 1380
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
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 13/01/2026These updates are so helpful — thank you for posting them! 010
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
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Iowa's DOGE commission wants to muck around with our public retirement system and do merit pay for teachers lol such innovators. 020
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 030
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 · 17/10/2025We'll get it up in HTML shortly; sorry for the PDF. 010
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Anyway, @commongoodiowa.bsky.social put out a backgrounder on all of this yesterday: www.commongoodiowa.org/moduledocume...commongoodiowa.org 110
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Lawmakers should take a beat, walk away from plans for more tax cuts and start building consensus on how we will raise the revenue we will need to meet Iowans’ needs: great public schools, affordable health care and child care, and clean water to drink. 100
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025The good news is, fixing a structural budget deficit may take political will, but it isn’t a mystery. 110
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025And Iowa faces fiscal challenges not only from state tax cuts, but from other sources, too, including growing costs for private-school vouchers, a new slew of tax cuts and Medicaid and SNAP responsibilities courtesy of this summer’s federal reconciliation bill and a slowing economy. 120
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025The fact is, tax cuts simply never pay for themselves 110
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025If all were proceeding according to plan, one would think they would be meeting their projections, not falling short again and again. But at nine different points in REC forecasts across three fiscal years, officials have cut revenue projections from the preceding forecast. 110
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025The REC projects a 9% drop in revenue for FY 2026 from FY 2025, which ended in June. They also issued their first full projection for FY 2027, a modest increase from this fiscal year. Although that would be a welcome turn, it’s a prediction that should be taken with great caution. 100
Anne Discher @adischer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Can’t argue. But when Republican leaders, including Governor Reynolds, all say that all is well, there’s nothing to see here? That’s where hot takes diverge. 100
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
