The lack of affordable and accessible child care costs Iowa
about $1.1 billion a year in lost earnings and tax revenue
When Kim Reynolds gave her big annual speech at the beginning of the year, she told Iowans that “the condition of our state is strong” and that “childcare has been a longstanding priority for my administration.”
Now that we’re seven months into the year, I have some questions for Kim Reynolds.
What makes Iowa so strong?
Is Iowa strong because the Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked Iowa as 49th in the nation in economic growth and 48th in personal income growth? Or because Iowans’ hourly pay is lower than most other midwestern states, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
Certainly, the Republican-championed Medicaid…
