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  1. Many Iowa lawmakers appear content to ignore expert advice and wait around for Iowa’s next flood disaster. fb.me/sTeXfy2E
  2. Iowa jobs improving, but performance choppy. Early '12 pace stronger than recent years. fb.me/1EglDmxN6
  3. Iowa jobs still in the “Hawkeye 3-Step”: Two forward, one back — slow & not graceful, but forward. tinyurl.com/cqerd2o
  4. Radio Iowa story on new IFP backgrounder on TIF bill: Good start or missed opportunity — or both? See... fb.me/1GYbmITXI
  5. IPP Research Associate Will Hoyer's guest blog post for Iowa Energy Center. fb.me/t1WA7tbD
  6. Not all wetlands are created equal. Better policy can make a difference. fb.me/1SF1mfIAW
  7. Thanks to Iowa Environmental Council noting recent IPP report on drop in water-quality funding (report at this... fb.me/1jnMIN89w
  8. A 25% marginal tax rate on $100,000 = how much? Might surprise you. See how it works. fb.me/1l7fosVfk
  9. How low can they go? Get Energized Iowa! fb.me/B5YFyUeX
  10. Iowa jobs over last 12 months: Two steps forward, one step back. fb.me/1a2gNHPJc
  11. Iowa JobWatch — Latest Numbers (March 2012) — Iowa needs to stop shedding public-sector jobs iowapolicyproject.org/IowaJobWatch/I… via @IaPolicyProject
  12. Stat of the Day: High-quality early childhood education pays back 13-to-1. tinyurl.com/cmj5x2u
  13. Spending on biz tax credits far outpaces smarter econ devel strategy: Early childhood services. fb.me/1bofn24I4
  14. #EqualPayDay Since 1995, the median hourly wage of men has hovered around $3.48 above that of women in Iowa. tinyurl.com/7fxfh4x
  15. Stat of the Day: Corp income taxes in past 3 yrs just over 1% of GDP, lower than in any 3-yr pd since WWII.#TaxDay tinyurl.com/6pympdu
  16. Stat of the Day: 44% of low-wage Iowa workers (<$10/hr) have some college or a college degree. tinyurl.com/bspmzlt