by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 21, 2024 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Lawmakers sent the governor a bill to cut Iowans’ income taxes by a billion dollars next year, they set up the framework for an $8.9 billion state budget and then concluded the 2024 legislative session this weekend. The session officially ended at 4:23 a.m....
by Dar Danielson | Apr 19, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says the Senate should have followed through with an impeachment trial for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “First of all I think the Senate Democrats are cowards for not taking up...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 19, 2024 | Education, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa legislature may conclude its 2024 session later today or on Saturday. A plan to cut Iowa income taxes by a billion dollars next year is on the debate agenda, along with bills that outline a state spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1....
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 18, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Republican legislators plan to cut Iowans’ income taxes by a billion dollars next year. Cuts approved two years ago would have implemented a flat rate of just under four percent in 2026. The new GOP plan goes lower, to 3.8% and it would take effect a year...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 16, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A few of the legislators who aren’t seeking reelection say it’s time to raise the pay for those who’ll be serving in the Iowa General Assembly next year. Republican Representative Phil Thompson of Boone got his colleagues to laugh when he brought up...