December 7, 2016
David Swenson, associate scientist, spoke with Patrick McGroarty, Wall Street Journal reporter, about the Des Moines Water Works lawsuit and the potential consequences for farmers and Iowa’s rural economy.
He also talked with Joel Aschbrenner, Des Moines Register reporter, about businesses, such as Carrier, using a threat of leaving the U.S. to gain subsidies or incentives from cities and states, and answered questions from Claire Galofaro, Associate Press, about the socio-economic characteristics of Iowa counties along the Mississippi River that flipped so strongly for the GOP candidate in the presidential election.