Rob Sand proposes raising minimum wage, expanding farm income streams

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 788

Last Updated: 6 days, 4 hours ago

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand released policy priorities Wednesday to support Iowa farm and rural economies.

Part of Sand’s priorities included raising the state minimum wage to $12 an hour, ending Iowa’s privatized Medicaid program and investing in programs to diversify the family farm.

Sand, in a statement announcing his “Opportunities for All” plan, said he never felt a lack of opportunity growing up in a small town.

“But today, our small …

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