The outstanding questions and the complexity involved of trying to change Iowa’s convoluted property tax system — with just weeks left in the session — has prompted many to question what, if anything, lawmakers will do on the topic this year.
This week on the podcast: We cover a couple of topics as we pretend anything else is anywhere near as important as Gov. Kim Reynolds announcing she’s not running for re-election next year.
Nearly a year after Iowa saw historic flooding and fatal tornadoes, legislation proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds that would help fund and streamline the assistance process for rebuilding after natural disasters is going to her desk for approval.
Legislation adding new requirements to Iowa's open records laws was amended in the Iowa Senate on Thursday to bar the public from accessing Iowa Capitol security camera footage.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa House amends, sends prenatal education requirement back to the Iowa Senate
The proposal, which would abolish a board formed in Cedar Rapids after Black Lives Matter protests, needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa House committee moves ahead breaks on sales tax
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors took the first steps Wednesday in a process that will create districts for their representation of the county, as is now required by a bill signed into law last week by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Iowa Judicial Branch officials testified in a two-hour Iowa House Oversight Committee hearing on $27.5 million in misdirected court fees.
Also, a bill mandating the creation of a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa heads to the governor.
The winner of the April 29 special election will represent southeast Cedar Rapids in the state Legislature.
The Linn-Mar school board rescinded a policy Monday that protected transgender students from discrimination, saying it references Iowa laws that “no longer exist.”
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Senate amends bill for admission at UI medical and dental colleges
Only election results decided by a margin of 1 percent or less in Iowa would be recounted under legislation headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
For a third consecutive year, Iowa lawmakers are trying to agree on legislation that would determine how more than $50 million in opioid settlement funds to the state should be spent.
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