by O. Kay Henderson | May 1, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds has approved the plan that will shrink Iowa’s individual income tax to a single rate of 3.8% next year. Lawmakers say it will amount to a billion dollar cut in state income taxes. “When I took office, Iowa’s personal income tax...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 1, 2024 | Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
Governor Reynolds has signed two insurance-related bills into law this morning. One requires that insurance plans cover diagnostic tests like MRIs that are used to detect breast cancer. Forty-nine-year-old Kimberly Pearson of Oskaloosa, a breast cancer survivor, is a...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 26, 2024 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Speaker Pat Grassley says if Republicans retain control of the Iowa House after the November election, they’ll push to limit tuition increases at the three state universities. This spring, House Republicans proposed a 3% cap on future tuition increases, but it...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 26, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Starting July 1, police won’t have to get a warrant to enter vape shops and stores that sell tobacco products and let customers use the products in the store. The change is included in a bill that passed the legislature and has been signed into law by the...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 26, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Fines will be increasing for motorists caught ignoring crossing gates and flashing lights and illegally driving across railroad tracks in 21 Iowa locations called “quiet zones.” Trains approaching railroad crossings in these zones are not required to sound...