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Mental health funding: Fool me once …

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 01:34 PM by Mary Nelle Trefz

Among several tax elements, Senate File 587, the tax bill passed by Iowa Senate on a party-line vote earlier this...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Health

Tagged As: iowa legislature, Mental health, Property tax, State taxes

Posted on 03/11/2021 at 05:32 PM by Mike Owen

Senate File 576 was already a terribly costly tax bill that Iowa cannot afford. Now, it appears to be twice...

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Tagged As: iowa legislature, State taxes, Tax fairness

Posted on 03/09/2021 at 01:59 PM by Peter Fisher

As Iowa legislators move through a 14th consecutive session without action on a minimum wage increase, low-wage Iowans are left...

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Tagged As: Minimum wage

Posted on 02/16/2021 at 03:05 PM by Mike Owen

Iowa businesses large and small received nearly $70 million from the Research Activities Credit (RAC) in 2020. Taxpayers sent most...

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Tagged As: subsidies, Tax credits

Posted on 01/09/2021 at 04:23 PM by Mike Owen

It was good news this week to learn Governor Kim Reynolds would not pursue her tax-swap plan this session, trading...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Clean air & water

Tagged As: Income tax, Property tax, Sales tax, Tax fairness