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The Iowa Legislature gave final approval to a wide-ranging tax bill Tuesday, sending it to the governor’s desk. It will shift the responsibility for funding mental health services from counties to the state, ensure more income tax cuts take effect in 2023, phase out “backfill” payments to local governments, and expand tax credits related to child care and housing.
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Host Ben Kieffer speaks with statehouse reporters from across the midwest.
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Host Ben Kieffer speaks with statehouse reporters from across the midwest.
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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.
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A wide-ranging tax plan proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and supported by Senate Republicans had its first hearing Monday, as Iowa lawmakers entered the second week of legislative session overtime.
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IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR state government reporter Katarina Sostaric about what's keeping Iowa lawmakers from ending the 2021 Iowa legislative session.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed a wide-ranging tax plan Wednesday that would shift mental health funding from counties to the state. But House Republicans released a different tax plan as state GOP leaders are still trying to reach an agreement to end the legislative session.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said last week on Fox News she wants to sign a new law before the end of this legislative session that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports.
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IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR state government reporter Katarina Sostaric about issues at the Statehouse.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that will allow landlords in three Iowa cities to resume rejecting potential tenants because they use federal Section 8 housing vouchers.