Agreed-upon procedures report on Eden Township in Fayette County, Iowa for the period July 1, 2003 through April 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on Eden Township in Fayette County, Iowa for the period July 1, 2003 through April 30, 2015

2015 Corridor Management Plan - The Iowa Great River Road, 2015

The 2015 Corridor Management Plan for the Iowa Great River Road is modeled after similar plans for other National Scenic Byways: it is a dynamic, written document that describes the broad range of goals, objectives, policies, programs, projects and activities which can assist with protecting the intrinsic resources of a byway; interpreting the engaging stories of the byway; and promoting and presenting the byway with services and amenities to meet the needs and expectations of the traveling public.

Audit report on the Iowa Innovation Corporation for the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

Audit report on the Iowa Innovation Corporation for the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission, 2010 Annual Report

2009 Annual Report on behalf of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (the Commission). The Commission is committed to maintaining a vibrant gaming industry that provides economic growth and development for the State of Iowa while continuing to promote responsible gaming and ensuring continued participation in the "Buy Iowa First" program. Although revenues at the casinos slipped during the year reflecting the general downturn in the economy, the gaming industry once again contributed over $1 billion to the state's economy, including over $300 million in gaming taxes.

Asset Management Program Enhancement Plan: Baseline Assessment Phases I and II, 2015

This project resulted in the development of a framework for making asset management decisions on low-volume bridges. The research focused on low-volume bridges located in the agricultural counties of Iowa because recent research has shown that these counties have the greatest percentage of structurally deficient bridges in the nation. Many of the same counties also have the highest crop yields in the state, creating a situation where detours caused by deficient bridges on farm-to-market roads increase the cost to transport the crops. Thus, the research proposed the use of social return on investment (SROI), a tool used by international institutions such as the World Bank, as an asset management metric to gauge to the socioeconomic impact of structurally deficient bridges on the state in an effort to provide quantified justification to fund improvements on low-volume assets such as these rural bridges. The study found that combining SROI with current asset management metrics like average daily traffic (ADT) made it possible to prioritize the bridges in such a way that the limited resources available are allocated in a manner that promotes a more equitable distribution and that directly benefits the user, in this case Iowa farmers. The result is a system that more closely aligns itself with the spirit of MAP-21, in that infrastructure investments are used to facilitate economic growth for Iowa’s agricultural economy.

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program 2016-2019: Sorted by MPO and RPA, 2015

Iowa’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) has been developed in conformance with the guidelines prescribed by 23 U.S.C. and 49 U.S.C. The STIP is generated to provide the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration a listing of all projects that are candidates for federal aid from the FHWA and FTA for the four federal fiscal years (FFY) 2016-2019. The 2016-2019 STIP was approved by FHWA and FTA on September 29, 2015. Preceding the listings of federal-aid candidates are general comments concerning Iowa’s public participation process for selection of federal-aid projects and the basis for funding the proposed projects. Documents evidencing the Iowa Department of Transportation’s authority to act concerning matters related to transportation, federal-aid expenditures, and approvals of metropolitan planning organizations’ (MPOs) transportation improvements programs (TIPs) have been provided in past STIPs and can be provided again upon request.

Audit report on the Muscatine Agricultural Learning Center for the year ended December 31, 2014

Audit report on the Muscatine Agricultural Learning Center for the year ended December 31, 2014

Audit report on the Rathbun Area Solid Waste Commission for the year ended June 30, 2015

Audit report on the Rathbun Area Solid Waste Commission for the year ended June 30, 2015

Combined report on the eighth Judicial District Departments of Correctional Services for the year ended June 30, 2014

Combined report on the eighth Judicial District Departments of Correctional Services for the year ended June 30, 2014

Audit report on the South Central Iowa Regional E-911 Service Board for the year ended June 30, 2015

Audit report on the South Central Iowa Regional E-911 Service Board for the year ended June 30, 2015

Taxing Sweets: Sweetener Input Tax or Final Consumption Tax?

In order to reduce obesity and associated costs, policymakers are considering various policies, including taxes, to change consumers high-calorie consumption habits. We investigate two tax policies aimed at reducing added sweetener consumption. Both a consumption tax on sweet goods and a sweetener input tax can reach the same policy target of reducing added sweetener consumption. Both tax instruments are regressive, but the associated surplus losses are limited. The tax on sweetener inputs targets sweeteners directly and causes about five times less surplus loss than the final consumption tax. Previous analyses have overlooked this important point.

Audit report on the South Dallas County Landfill Agency for the year ended June 30, 2015

Audit report on the South Dallas County Landfill Agency for the year ended June 30, 2015

Annual Infrastructure Status Report 2014

This is the Iowa Department of Transportation’s summary of project status for infrastructure projects that have been appropriated revenue from various funds including Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure, Health Restricted Capitals, Revenue Bonds Capitals and Revenue Bonds Capitals II.

Building a Better Future.... Together, We Can: Iowa's Program and Budget Fiscal Years 2016-2017, January 2015

Governor Terry E. Branstad's FY2016-17 budget in brief

Iowa Program and Budget Fiscal Year 2017

This document summarizes Governor Terry E. Branstad's Program and Budget Recommendations for the General Assembly