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The Senate approved a sweeping plan to reorganize state government on February 1. The legislation will cut spending and make state government services more efficient, which the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Service estimates could save the state as much as $118 million.
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“For 25 years, this body has delayed, postponed, and put off the heavy lifting of reorganizing state government. This task was daunting, but a necessary step to ensure that all Iowans benefit from an efficient, streamlined and more responsive state government.”
Read the full story >>“Today, we take a major step forward in creating a state government that is stronger, more responsive to its people, and better able to handle the challenges that lay ahead,” said Senator Appel. The full opening remarks are below the fold.
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A major initiative to reorganize Iowa’s state government for the first time in almost 25 years was approved January 20 by the Senate’s State Government Committee. The State of Iowa must be smarter about spending your money. The changes will provide more accountability for taxpayer dollars and will eliminate wasteful spending by combining agencies and delivering services to Iowans more efficiently.
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SF 2062 – Early Retirement Incentives
SSB 3030 – State Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act
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SF 2062 establishes a state employee retirement incentive program. Employee Retirement Incentive Program highlights include:
An eligible employee is an employee or qualified employee is an employee under the IPERS system (97B) in which the employee’s intended first month [...]
Read the full story >>Historic legislation was introduced last week to reorganize Iowa’s state government for the first time in almost 25 years. The proposed legislation includes e-government innovations, purchasing consolidation and the merger of several state agencies. According to nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau and other sources, these reforms will save significant dollars immediately and much more in the long term.
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As soon as the 2010 session got under way this week, Republican and Democratic legislators got right down to work on balancing the next state budget. We are focusing on protecting the priorities of Iowans and investing in moving Iowa quickly through these tough economic times. Today, far too many working-class and middle-class Iowans are wondering if they have a future in our state. The answer is “Yes, they do!”
Read the full story >>On Thursday the two leaders of the Legislature’s Government Reorganization Committee released the first draft of legislation that will transform Iowa’s state government for the first time in almost 25 years. The video from Thursday’s press conference on the newly released state government reorganization draft legislation is below the fold. Leaders at the press conference also included Senate President Jack Kibbie, Senate Leader Mike Gronstal, House Speaker Pat Murphy, and House Leader Kevin McCarthy.
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As part of the first major review of state government operations in nearly 25 years, the State Government Reorganization Commission today approved recommendations that are designed to provide better services to Iowans, cut government bureaucracy, and save taxpayers’ dollars.
The leading proposals involve e-government innovations, purchasing consolidation, and sunsetting corporate tax credits. Legislative leaders say they are determined to accomplish their goals.
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A new report issued today by Governor Culver is another signal of growing momentum for changing the way state government does business, according to the co-chair of the legislature’s bipartisan State Government Reorganization Commission.
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