RSSSSB 3014 – Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 3014 relates to employee stock ownership plans (ESOP). An ESOP is a tool for allowing the owners of companies to share the business equity with employees and provide a retirement plan for those employees. SSB 3014 provides for a $1 million appropriation to establish [...]
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Senator Bob Dotzler and Iowa Rivers Revival host a three hour float down the Cedar River. In so doing they educate the public about water quality and exactly how to get the most out of the Cedar River.
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The Legislature adjourned for the summer on June 30. The Senate Democratic Research staff has compiled a review to help you sort through the highlights, low-lights and missed opportunities of the 2011 legislative session. (Updated 8/1/11)
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Sue Foecke HF 590 – Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 590 relates to economic development by reorganizing the executive branch agency created to administer economic development programs. Currently, Iowa’s economic development programs are administered by the Iowa Department of Economic Development, which is subject to oversight by the Economic Development [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Sue Foecke HF 267 – Identification of historic properties by rural electric cooperatives FLOOR ACTION: HF 267, as amended on the floor, makes changes to the State Historic Preservation Office and rural electric cooperatives historic surveys. The bill makes the recommendations and the decisions of the State Historic Preservation Officer subject to the [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Sue Foecke SF 206 – CAT and RECAT Waivers for local matching SF 301 – Save Our Small Business Fund HF 267 – Identification of historic properties by rural electric cooperatives FLOOR ACTION: SF 206 provides for matching waivers for applicants under the Community Attraction and Tourism Program (CAT) and the River Enhancement [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Sue Foecke SF 145 – Manufacturing Tax Credits COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 145 establishes a Manufacturing Jobs Program within the Department of Economic Development. The Manufacturing Jobs Program provides corporate and individual income tax credits to eligible manufacturers for 100 percent of their capital investment directly related to increasing manufacturing activities. The eligible manufacturer [...]
Read the full story >>The Senate remains focused on job creation. All seven job creation measures introduced so far by Senate Democrats survived the first legislative funnel.
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Sue Foecke SF 161 – Save Our Small Business Loan Fund and Program COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 161 relates to the Save Our Small Business Program that provides low-interest loans to eligible small businesses (i.e., 35 or fewer employees) to promote the creation and retention of jobs in Iowa’s economy and to assist businesses [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Sue Foecke SF 71 – CAT and RECAT Waivers for local matching SF 178 – Redevelopment Tax Credits and Community Partnership Program Appropriation COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 71 provides for matching waivers for applicants under the Community Attraction and Tourism Program (CAT) and the River Enhancement Community Attraction and Tourism Program (RECAT). In 2009, [...]
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