Category: Iowa

  • Seven Republican Governors Have Blood on their Hands

    Heart Blood Hands

    Reckless and irresponsible. 1 2

    • Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas)
    • Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa)
    • Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska)
    • Doug Burgum (R-North Dakota)
    • Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota)
    • Gary Herbert (R-Utah)
    • Mark Gordon (R-Wyoming)

  • States Most Reliant On Steel Imports

    According to statistics from the Brookings Institute and Census Bureau data, many states will be impacted especially in the center of the United States. [1,2]

    The U.S. States Most Reliant On Steel Imports
    The U.S. States Most Reliant On Steel Imports

    The states that rely most on steel and aluminum imports as a share of their total import base cut an interesting economic geography. In Missouri, Louisiana, Connecticut, and Maryland, aluminum and steel imports account for at least 5 percent of total state imports, double the share of the nation’s 2 percent total. [2]

    References:

    1. Statista, March 12, 2018, Miall McCarthy – The U.S. States Most Reliant On Steel Imports
    2. Brookings Institute, March 6, 2018, Max Bouchet and Joseph Parilla – How Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs could affect state economioes

  • KGAN – Cedar Rapids, IA