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LISTEN: Third Week Of Legislative Overtime At Iowa Statehouse

Iowa Public Radio | By Clay Masters,
Katarina Sostaric
Published May 17, 2021 at 9:30 AM CDT
John Pemble
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IPR file
One of the main sticking points delaying adjournment is shifting mental health funding from counties to the state.

IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR state government reporter Katarina Sostaric about whether legislators seem to be close to agreements so that the 2021 legislative session can adjourn.

There was not any public debate by the full House or Senate last week as Republican leaders have been trying to reach agreement on tax policy, mental health funding, and the state budget. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Senate Republicans have a tax bill they’re pushing. House Republicans have a separate bill and one of the main sticking points has been the governor and Senate's proposal to shift all mental health funding from county property taxes to the state.

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State Government News Kim Reynolds2021 Legislative Session
Clay Masters
Clay Masters is the senior politics reporter for MPR News.
Katarina Sostaric
Katarina Sostaric is IPR's State Government Reporter, with expertise in state government and agencies, state officials and how public policy affects Iowans' lives. She's covered Iowa's annual legislative sessions, the closure of state agencies, and policy impacts on family planning services and access, among other topics, for IPR, NPR and other public media organizations. Sostaric is a graduate of the University of Missouri.
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