Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that GOP legislators say is the hallmark of rheir 2026 session — the move to limit future property tax increases. A small group of legislators and Reynolds gathered in the Iowa Capitol’s Rotunda today for a...
The legislature has approved a plan lawmakers say will reduce property taxes for Iowa homeowners by about $4 billion over the next six years. After almost five months of negotiations, the bill was approved Sunday in the closing hours of the 2026 Iowa legislative...
The legislature has voted to charge a new tax on vaping products, nicotine patches and nicotine gum and will dedicate $3 million of that new state tax revenue to pediatric cancer research. Representative Tracy Ehlert, a Democrat from Cedar Rapids who voted for the...
Iowa’s state and local governments, public and private schools and public universities would have to check two federal databases to ensure all new employees are authorized to work in the United States under a bill on its way to the governor. That part of the...
Lawmakers are entering the 16th week of this year’s legislative session with an overall state spending target, but House and Senate Republicans have not yet agreed on a property tax reform plan. Senate Republican Leader Mike Klimesh indicated late last week that...
