Stories

Flood recovery, same-sex marriage, corporate dominance of agriculture and the changing face of Iowa are just a few of 2009’s storylines that will help shape the year ahead.

From July 2008 to July 2009 Iowa’s population increased by only 13,869 residents, most of them newly born Iowans or immigrants from abroad, according to new estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Politically, this spells bad news for the Hawkeye State, as it stands to lose one of its five congressional seats during the 2010 redistricting [...]

When compared with other states, Iowa has a low percentage of senior citizens who are food insecure. But certain demographic characteristics, such as race, have a much higher percentage of elderly Iowans who do not always have access to food.

The face of Iowa is rapidly evolving. And, as with any major change, our communities have both challenges and treasures strewn out before them.
Two-thirds of Iowa’s population growth between 1990 and 2005 was fueled by immigration. Latinos are the state’s fastest growing population segment, their numbers increasing by 234 percent in 15 years. It is [...]