by Iowa Field Report | Aug 26, 2021 | State Government
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Governor Kim Reynolds ★ Lt. Governor Adam Gregg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 27, 2021 CONTACT: Pat Garrett, (515) 802-0986 Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff in honor and memory of U.S. service members...
by Luke Martz | Jun 30, 2021 | Governor, State Government, State Politics
After a decade of legal fights and millions of taxpayer dollars funding court battles, the Iowa Supreme Court finds a lack of evidence of Branstad discriminating against former Workers Comp Commissioner Chris Godfrey and has thrown out the Godfrey lawsuit. A district...
by John Hendrickson | Jun 24, 2021 | Opinion, Policy, State Government, Taxation
This year Iowa’s top corporate tax rate decreased from 12 percent, the highest in the nation, to 9.8 percent. Even at 9.8 percent, Iowa’s corporate tax rate is high. Many states have or are in the process of gradually lowering their corporate income tax rates....
by Luke Martz | Jun 17, 2021 | Legislature, State Government, State Politics
You surely missed it—because the mainstream press said nothing about it—but on the last night of the legislative session, when they hoped no one was watching, Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls and his Democrat colleagues played a game of pure partisan politics on...
by Iowa Field Report | Jun 16, 2021 | State Government, State Politics
AmericaBackstheBlueIowa held their first annual fundraising event over this past weekend at Grays Lake Park In Des Moines, Iowa for a run/walk event. Kids, families, and local Des Moines police officers in uniform attended the event in order to raise money for the...
by Jason Schultz | May 7, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion, Policy, State Government
The regular 110-day long session has ended, but the Iowa Legislature is still working to complete a budget and tax plan. In order to complete a budget, we need a reliable prediction of revenues. The Senate is prioritizing broad-based tax cuts as a plan to lower the...
