RSSFor Immediate Release: May 9, 2013 Senate offers Health Care Compromise Concessions on health care incentives Resistance to increased federal, state, and local property taxes During a meeting today with House negotiators, negotiators for the Iowa Senate today proposed a compromise plan designed to increase access to affordable health care for Iowans. 1) In response [...]
Read the full story >>Directory 0:00 Sue Dinsdale, ICAN executive director 1:30 Michelle Bartusek, Provider of income tax help to low income Iowans 3:46 Melody Webb, an Ankeny resident who benefited from the EITC 7:14 Sen. Joe Bolkcom Senator Joe Bolkcom, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee Prepared remarks for April 29, 2013 news conference “When it comes [...]
Read the full story >>Refuting the Governor’s “true side-by-side comparison” on health care Joint statement by Senators Jochum, Hatch, Ragan, and Bolkcom “We welcome the fact that Governor Branstad is finally engaging in the health care debate. “Yet the ‘true side-by-side comparison’ he issued today is a disappointment. Below is a factual rebuttal. “At stake is health insurance for [...]
Read the full story >>April 3, 2013 Statement by Senator Brian Schoenjahn, chair of the Senate Education Budget Subcommittee “Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix has issued a news release claiming a procedural ruling on a Republican amendment to non-budget legislation shows that Senate Democrats oppose lowering tuition at Iowa’s Regent Universities. “That claim is patently ridiculous. “Soon, however, Senate [...]
Read the full story >>Bill would help ensure road users pay their fair share DES MOINES, March 18, 2013 – Tax evaders using out-of-state shell corporations to avoid paying registration fees on million-dollar RVs or other luxury vehicles will face criminal charges and penalties under a bill approved by the Iowa Senate today. Senator Tod Bowman of [...]
Read the full story >>“Today Governor Branstad rightly drew attention to a study noting that Iowa is now in the top 10 when it comes to the nation’s healthiest states. Iowa won’t stay there long, however, if he refuses to expand Medicaid and denies health insurance to 150,000 Iowans.”
Read the full story >>Today a subcommittee of the Iowa Senate’s Human Resources Committee voted in favor expanding Medicaid to cover 150,000 Iowans who would be otherwise uninsured.
Read the full story >>In hopes of expanding Iowa’s middle class, Democrats in the Iowa Senate plan to propose a Main Street Tax Cut to reduce commercial property taxes by $250 million. “This plan reduces commercial property tax rates for 4 out of 5 Iowa businesses to a rate equal to residential property. That’s nearly 43% tax cut,” said Senator Matt McCoy of Des Moines.
Read the full story >>SF 106 is legislation designed to conform Iowa’s internal revenue code to the updated federal tax code. Many Iowa tax credits and deductions are matched to federal provisions, but we must reference federal legislation that makes changes to those provisions. By matching federal tax provisions, it makes it easier for Iowans to prepare their taxes [...]
Read the full story >>73% of Iowa superintendents will increase class sizes if action is not taken quickly to set local school funding (allowable growth) for 2013-2014 year or if it is set at 0%.
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