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Health-insurance tax bill shows the folly of short-term revenue fixes

Posted on March 31, 2026 at 10:58 AM by Kylie Spies

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The ruling party has had 10 years to prove their thesis that big tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: Deficit, health care, Health insurance, Medicaid, State budget, Taxpayer Relief Fund

Want efficiency and a good return on investment? Stick with IPERS

Posted on August 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM by Mike Owen

State Capitol, early morning

Contrary to the DOGE sentiments, Iowans should be proud of our commitment in state law to IPERS. Now is the time to reassure current employees and retirees that IPERS is secure, and to recommit to future employees that they are valued and that a secure retirement is assured to them as well.

Categories: Budget & taxes, Jobs & labor

Tagged As: Governor Kim Reynolds, IPERS, State budget

Report shows runaway data center tax breaks by states

Posted on May 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM by Mike Owen

State Capitol, early morning

Feed this into a computer and see what it spits back: To enhance the economy, and with it tax revenue,...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: corporate income taxes, State budget, subsidies

Wrong time for property tax bill

Posted on April 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM by Anne Discher

Capitol staircase

As of late Friday afternoon, only one organization – Common Good Iowa – had taken a position on the latest...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: Property tax, Schools, State budget, Public safety

Warning: Cliff ahead in Iowa

Posted on October 13, 2023 at 12:47 PM by Mike Owen

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Iowa’s Revenue Estimating Conference confirmed Thursday what we’ve known for many months: Tax cuts reduce state revenue. And that means...

Categories: Budget & taxes

Tagged As: Budget cuts, State budget, State taxes

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