Iowa Policy Institute


Critical thinking, expert research, rigorous analysis, leading to result-oriented solutions.

Publications
Watch The Iowa Independent's panel discussion about the impact of legal and illegal immigration on the Iowa economy with Iowa Policy Institute director Patti Brown held April 20, 2010 at Simpson College.
 
Right to Carry: Iowa Debates Second Amendment Issues -- Iowa Policy Institute WhitePaper, March 23, 2010  -- click here

"Labor Pains" -- Iowa Policy Institute WhitePaper on Right to Work, updated February 15, 2010. -- click here 

Iowa State University  spotlights Iowa Policy Institute's Brinn Shjegstad, Ph.D., January 12, 2010.

Scientific integrity and "Climategate." The Iowa Republican, December 11, 2009. -- click here

Is HR 3200 good policy for Iowa businesses? IA.Biz, Fall 2009 -- click here
Policy memo to West Des Moines City Council on city noise ordinance, October 5, 2009. -- click here

Iowa Policy Institute WhitePaper on American's Affordable Health Choices Act 2009 (H.R. 3200), September 14, 2009 -- click here 

Listen to a podcast from Newsradio-1040 WHO/Deace in the Afternoon -- discussion of white paper, September 23, 2009.