#9 reader story of 2012: Fiscal cliff
President, Congress continue negotiations to avert fiscal crisis
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Red lights illuminate Pennsylvania Avenue as the U.S. Capitol glows in the twilight, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, as talks continue on the looming fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Iowans continue to worry about the looming “fiscal cliff” that could lead to higher taxes and cuts to federal programs, as federal lawmakers and President Obama struggle to reach a deal to head off the crisis.
THE YEAR’S COVERAGE:
- Dec. 21 — Harkin wants Obama to avoid Social Security cuts
- Dec. 18 — Iowa governor’s aide warns of state fiscal cliff
- Dec. 5 — Iowa farmers facing own fiscal cliff
- Dec. 3 — Latest Iowa economic indicators cautiously positive
- Nov. 28 — Don’t throw Iowa wind power off federal fiscal cliff, advocates ask
- Nov. 27 — Grassley cited as forerunner of the fiscal cliff
- Nov. 23 — ‘Dairy cliff’ raises new worries for Iowans, farmers
- Nov. 18 — Possible effects of ‘fiscal cliff’ concern Iowans
- Nov. 15 — Harkin: Not a ‘cliff,’ but a fiscal ‘slope’
- Oct. 1 –‘Fiscal cliff’ cost to average household estimated at $2,000
- Sept. 30 –What’s at the bottom of the fiscal cliff for Iowa?
- Sept. 23 — On Topic: Before the fiscal cliff, keep your power dry
- Sept. 13 –University of Iowa student analysts see lackluster economic growth
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