In four years, every Iowan’s income would be taxed at 4 percent under a new proposal from Gov. Kim Reynolds, who introduced her proposed flat tax during her annual condition of the state address to the Iowa Legislature this past week. Flat taxes have their fair share of both supporters and critics.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast, the Iowa legislature is in session, the federal Voting Rights bill, and Governor Reynolds' proposed flat tax.
For Iowa, the congressional bipartisan infrastructure package means $431,828,580 over five years or about $86.2 million a year. That’s about 35 percent of the $240 million a year the Iowa Department of Transportation has budgeted in its 2022-26 Five-Year Program.
The Linn County supervisors meet for a third consideration on Tuesday night with a fourth likely to follow
Davenport Democratic state lawmaker Jim Lykam will not seek reelection to the Iowa Senate. He will retire after serving out this current term through 2022.
Eastern Iowa’s congresswoman tested positive for coronavirus this week despite being fully vaccinated and boosted, in her second bout with the respiratory illness.
Just a few years after the city of Cedar Rapids signed off on an action plan to foster a more vibrant College District in the northeast quadrant, major development work is beginning to infuse new life into the area.
New studies show expansions of gambling in neighboring states will eat into Iowa’s industry revenue. Cedar Rapids officials hope this will nudge state regulators to finally sign off on a casino in Iowa’s second-largest city.
Educators in Iowa have been relaying their concerns with opening-day remarks made by Republican Iowa Senate President Jake Chapman, who accused teachers of having a “sinister agenda” regarding books in school libraries, Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday.
DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds canceled official activities on Thursday and Friday due to an illness, but her spokesman said she tested negative for COVID-19.
The five supervisors unanimously voted down the sheriff’s request to buy a $240,000 Lenco BearCat armored vehicle to replace to larger one used since 2014.
Watch live as Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, the Iowa National Guard adjutant general, delivers the annual Condition of the Guard address at the Iowa statehouse at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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