Pressing Iowa's tax catastrophe in the making
Presenter: Mike Owen
Deputy Director, Common Good Iowa
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JANUARY 19, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
** virtual event **
Governor Kim Reynolds and Republican lawmakers have an ongoing agenda to push tax cuts that mostly benefit corporations and the rich. They have already been successful in passing tax cuts in the last few years, but there are plans for more. What are the tax cuts, past and future? What will be the impact on public schools as well as state and local services? And, what is the impact on everyday Iowans – particularly our children, Iowans in poverty, and communities across the state?
1.18.24 UPDATE: We are moving the presentation to Zoom because of travel concerns for our presenter. We will not be gathering in-person.
Please join us via Zoom for “Iowa's tax catastrophe in the making” with Mike Owen from Common Good Iowa. The presentation will begin at noon and will be done by 1:00 pm.
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ABOUT OUR PRESENTER: Mike Owen coordinates fiscal policy work with other issue priorities at Common Good Iowa, engaging staff and partners to advance policy ideas that equitably and sustainably address the concerns of all Iowans. He is part of the communications team developing messages and strategies to better reach policy makers, advocates and the public, and assists the executive director in outreach and fund development.
After earning a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science at the University of Iowa, Mike worked for 21 years as a news reporter, sports reporter, and editor in Iowa and Pennsylvania before joining the Iowa Policy Project in 2001, becoming director in 2013. He moved to his current position following IPP's merger with the Child and Family Policy Center into the present Common Good Iowa. He served three terms on the West Branch Community School Board.
Crossroads is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Des Moines. It's an opportunity to learn, to participate in civil dialogue, and to discuss issues at the crossroads of religion and politics.