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 17, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A proposed $10,000 hike in the salaries for the governor, other statewide elected officials and members of the Iowa legislature has passed initial review in the Iowa House. Legislators current $25,000 salary was set in 2007 and Republican Representative Steven Holt of...
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...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 14, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’s gathered enough petition signatures to qualify for Iowa’s general election ballot due to turnout at a campaign rally in central Iowa. Iowa law gives independent presidential candidates the...