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Watch on Demand | A Conversation with NYT Disability Reporter Amanda Morris

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This webinar was recorded on December 16, 2021. The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement partnered with the Zero Project and the National Center on Disability and Journalism to host a conversation with Amanda Morris, the New York Times’...

Harkin Fellow Ludke shares feedback with SEC

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Harkin Institute Fellow Robert Ludke submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) providing feedback on the organization’s rule making petition requiring issues to disclose information about their human capital management policies,...

Harkin Institute welcomes two new policy directors

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November 8, 2021 Contact: Emily Schettler emily.schettler@drake.edu 515-205-6319 Harkin Institute welcomes two new policy directors The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement is pleased to welcome...
Senator Harkin Column: Neal Smith standing up to President Kennedy showed his commitment to doing what’s right

Senator Harkin Column: Neal Smith standing up to President Kennedy showed his commitment to doing what’s right

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Senator Harkin remembered Congressman Neal Smith in a column published in The Des Moines Register on November 5, 2021. An excerpt of the column is available below. The full column can be read here. Today’s political pundits would classify Neal Smith as “old school.“...

Interview: Senator Harkin remembers Congressman Neal Smith on River to River

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Senator Tom Harkin (retired) appeared on Iowa Public Radio’s River to River program on November 4, 2021 to remember Congressman Neal Smith, who died on November 3 at 101. Listen to the full program here. The video below features photos of Congressman Smith that are...
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