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Iowa Legislature ends 2026 session with a last-minute deal on property taxes
Isabella Luu, Grant Gerlock, Katarina Sostaric
In the final hours of Gov. Kim Reynolds' final legislative session, Republican lawmakers came together around a plan they say will save property taxpayers around $4 billion over six years.

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