Guest opinions - 2024 Archive
Guest opinion: Iowa's tax and budget fantasy world (Posted May 23, 2024)
It might not be this year, or next, but Iowans in the near future will realize the destructive course set by Governor Kim Reynolds and the tax-cutting leadership of the Legislature.
Guest opinion: Tax cuts over healthy moms and kids (Posted May 8, 2024)
In a matter of days Governor Reynolds signed two bills that, at first blush, may seem to have little in common. But they are driven by the same impulses: prioritizing tax cuts over Iowans’ healthy futures.
Guest opinion: Iowa lawmakers: Our tax system is broken; let’s break it some more (Posted April 14, 2024)
Forget the adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In the Iowa Legislature, it’s different: “We broke it, so let’s break it some more, and then make sure nobody can fix it.”That in short is the picture of tax-cut proposals gaining steam in Iowa.
Guest opinion: Republicans' superminority plan betrays democracy, voters and Iowa's future (Posted April 3, 2024)
Legislators are elected for a two- or four-year term that expires. Lawmakers in office today have no rightful claim to tie the hands of their successors. The same goes for voters.
Guest opinion: Point Iowa's surplus dollars to what needs fixing, like lead pipes (Posted January 8, 2024)
A time of strong revenues is the right time to use surplus dollars for critical, one-time needs that otherwise are likely to go unmet. Fixing Iowa's $1.35 billion lead-pipe problem is one example of how we can do better for our health and that of future Iowans. Tax cuts don't meet that test.
