Statewide Iowa (RI) — The Republican candidates listed on the June 2nd Primary ballot have struck a common theme that Iowa’s population has to start growing.
Congressman Randy Feenstra has been promising to take Iowa to new heights.
Businessman Zach Lahn says population growth is the ultimate answer to the systemic issues Iowa faces.
Lahn suggests businesses in urban Iowa shouldn’t be eligible for state grants and tax breaks, and those incentives should all go to businesses in rural areas.
State Representative Eddie Andrews agrees.
Pastor Brad Sherman boils Iowa’s economic dilemmas down to this:
He suggests one solution is a farming shift to grow more of the food Iowans eat.
Former state agency director Adam Steen says population loss can be reversed in rural areas.
Steen says promoting skilled trades like welding and plumbing would make the state cool again for young people looking for a place to live and raise a family.
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