The sprawling bill, which spans more than 250 pages, eliminates a number of boards that are no longer meeting or serve a function that is no longer needed, while other eliminations called for in the bill have caused concern among some lawmakers and advocacy groups.
Also, Republicans advanced a measure to ban future guaranteed basic income programs in Iowa.
Johnson County officials have described the proposed budget for next fiscal year as one that includes minor changes, as spending for programs and services were adjusted, but not cut.
After cutting more than $1 million in proposed spending to keep up with the fiscal toll of state tax reform, the Linn County Board of Supervisors will adopt a fiscal 2025 budget that scales back community grant programs and other discretionary items but bumps elected official and staff pay.
Debi Durham, director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, told The Gazette last year that the state missed out on luring a large solar energy manufacturer to the state because of a lack of the kind of incentives in the agency’s proposal.
Also, Iowa police chiefs raise concerns over new illegal immigration law
Cities would be required to apply for a state permit to operate automated traffic enforcement cameras, and spend ticket revenue on public safety or transportation infrastructure.
Also in Campaign Almanac: Joni Ernst announced as special guest for ‘Roast and Ride’ fundraiser
Bill waiting to be signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was formally nominated as a candidate for president in Iowa on Saturday, as hundreds of his supporters gathered in West Des Moines to hear the independent candidate speak.
After completing a plan guiding Cedar Rapids’ transition to lower-emission vehicles in the city’s quest to be carbon free by 2050, city officials are opting to seek federal funding to add five hybrid electric buses to its fleet.
On the podcast this week: the future of abortion access in Iowa, an AEA bill redo, traffic camera restrictions green lit
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