Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Communications Network Performance Report, FY 2007

Agency Performance Report

Iowa Finance Authority Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System Performance Report, FY 2007

Agency Performance Report

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report

Iowa Lottery Performance Report, FY 2007

Agency Performance Report

Iowa Department of Management Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Natural Resources, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency performance plan

Iowa Department of Public Health Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Public Safety Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Agency Performance Plan

Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance, Agency Performance Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

Department of Transportation Performance Plan, Iowa Department of Transportation, 2007

Performance plan for Iowa Department of Transportation.

Audit report on the City of Coggon, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Coggon, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Watching Corn Grow: A Hedonic Study of the Iowa Landscape, april 2007

Landscape amenities can be scarce in places with large areas of open space. Intensely farmed areas with high levels of monocropping and livestock production are akin to developed open space areas and do not provide many services in terms of landscape amenities. Open space in the form of farmland is plentiful, but parks and their services are in short supply. This issue is of particular importance for public policy because it is closely linked to the impact of externalities caused by agricultural activities and to the indirect effects of land use dynamics. This study looks at the impact of landscape amenities on rural residential property values in five counties in North Central Iowa using a hedonic pricing model based on geographic information systems. The effect of cropland, pasture, forest, and developed land as land uses surrounding the property is considered, as well as the impact of proximity to recreational areas. The study also includes the effect of other disamenities, such as livestock facilities and quarries, which can be considered part of the developed open space and are a common feature of the Iowa landscape.

Does Prison Substance Abuse Treatment Reduce Recidivism?Performance Audit Report Iowa Department of Corrections Licensed Substance Abuse Programs, May 25, 2007

The Iowa Department of Corrections faces a growing prison population expected to quickly exceed current capacities. Additionally, nine out of every ten offenders have a history of alcohol or drug problems often both. Research suggests that alcohol and drugs lead to criminal behavior, which lead offenders right back to prison creating a vicious circle and placing a financial and societal burden on the state. However, research also shows that substance abuse treatment can minimize criminal behavior, and offers a way to shut the revolving prison door. Substance abuse programming attempts to change offender thinking patterns and behavior in order to facilitate re-entry back into the community, lessen substance abuse relapse and reduce recidivism. Yet nearly 60% of offenders with identified needs are not treated, and many lacking treatment are high risk. Additionally, the percentage of offenders returning to prison varies significantly from program to program and some programs can not show they have reduced recidivism when compared to offender groups with substance abuse problems and receiving no treatment at all. All of which minimize the effect substance Abuse programming has in curbing prison population growth and reducing crime.