Iowa budget would handle recession better than most states, analysis says
BPC Staff Dec 11, 2018 | 5:39 pm
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65 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsCedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s state budget is better prepared than most to handle a recession, according to a recent analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization charted all 50 states’ reserve balances as a percentage of state spending and the volatility in each state’s revenues to help determine which states have put themselves in a good position to weather an economic downturn.