Highlights in this edition: 

• State and Federal Tax Law Changes Will Impact State Revenue According to REC 
  • After a rough first quarter in 2025, both the national and Iowa economics experienced sizable GDP growth in the second quarter 
• Classroom Behavior-What is the Education Establishment Doing About It?
  • The dominant themes at the American Educational Research Association's annual meetings between 2021 and 2025 were equity, social justice, and identity instead of classroom behavior and discipline
• Understanding Criminal Sentences in Iowa
  • While Iowa's laws are tough on some violent crimes, the opposite is often true for chronic low-level offenders
• Public Retirement Systems Committee Will Meet December 9
  • The system continues to move in a positive direction and the current funded ratio is the highest funded ration since the "Great Recession"

Click here to read the entire newsletter.