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Opportunity through public policy: Different approaches in Washington and Des Moines

Posted on 04/30/2021 at 11:12 AM by Mike Owen

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President Biden’s challenge to Congress to rejuvenate the nation came as a welcome contrast to what Iowans are seeing from...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Child care, Clean energy & climate, Covid-19, Family support & well-being

Mental health funding: Fool me once …

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

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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

Bad tax policy — at twice the price

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

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

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: iowa legislature, State taxes, Tax fairness

More than ‘Thank you’: Boost the minimum wage, and Iowa's economy

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

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

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: Minimum wage

RAC giveaway costs grow as lawmakers reach stagnant education funding deal

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

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

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: subsidies, Tax credits

Tax swap — best kept off the table

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

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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

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