State Treasurer candidates Roby Smith and John Norwood talk about visibility, investments, IPERS, small businesses, and what their priorities would be, if elected. Watch: youtu.be/hv5w8boiNHM?si=NvNz… or catch it on @IowaPBS today at noon.

The State Treasurer is essentially Iowa's banker or CFO. We talked with State Treasurer candidates Roby Smith and John Norwood about their priorities and how they'd approach the job for the next four years. Watch: youtu.be/hv5w8boiNHM?si=NvNz… or catch it on @IowaPBS tonight at 8:00.

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McGowan: as an economic development person, it is bipartisan effort. To get jobs created, you have to work together.

Civility in race and in Congress? Dawson: I worked with other party before. Getting to know people and find common ground.

Dawson: We have an income cap - lift it.

Raising retirement age Dawson: I've been paying in, so I'm in the system. We need to have pay on entire income. McGowan: Not change for those in the system now. Not enrolled yet - look for a change.

Payroll tax adjustments for Social Security McGowan: We have to protect Social Security for all participating. Look at the future - our advances in life to expand expectancy - that sets up a crisis ahead. Trouble ahead without a bipartisan effort to fix.

Dawson: The regulations on coal fire plants need to stay and they should be compliant. High gas is on Iran, not a pipeline from years ago.

McGowan: I'm an advocate for robust energy policy. Providers have balanced their portfolios.

Coal fired power plants - energy rules McGowan: We need to increase our access to energy. If we would have built Keystone Pipeline, we wouldn't have the $6 diesel prices we do today.

Pipeline McGowan: Iowans have been clear on property rights. We can't expand markets at the expense of personal values and rights. Public use and purpose discussion.

Pipeline Dawson: I think the state should use eminent domain for out of state companies. People's property right is personal and not taken for out of state interests.

McGowan: FEMA not run well at this time. We have obligation to do better.

McGowan: Government not doing enough to help the 4th district. We have to do better. This is where the federal government has a role to provide relief from flooding.

Flooding FEMA Dawson: We need to reform FEMA. This needs to work better. Audits on money being spent accurately. Shouldn't have to wait years for checks.

McGowan: The House has passed the bill. Our state lawmakers have done well. We could use more support in the House and we need the Senate to pick this up.

Farm Bill bridge to passing Dawson: This has been expired for 3 years. Hard to plan with no bill. I want to make sure we are moving forward on this farm bill. Not enough for supplemental food programs.

No Private equity owners Dawson: We need to make sure we have small farms. Owners live in the state - we have too many absent land owners. Where are there interest in support the land. I'm for a ban on this - this would help younger farmers.

McGowan: I'm proud in what ag has done for Iowa. We can do more loans from USDA to help.