Facing more cuts, cities like Des Moines reconsider property tax breaks that help them grow
Already facing a $17 million shortfall, Des Moines worries tax abatements for revitalization, growth may have to be cut or eliminated ...
Op-Ed: Iowa’s property tax crisis – focus on spending
Property taxes are crushing taxpayers nationwide, and Iowa is no exception. In the past two decades, Iowa’s property taxes ...
Kim Reynolds, Tim Walz offer contrasting fiscal paths. Let's follow Iowa's. | Opinion
John Hendrickson and John Phelan compare Minnesota's soaring taxes and deficits with Iowa low taxes and balanced budgets.
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Iowa farmers brace for a Trump trade war that last time cost them billions in lost exports
Iowa farmers are bracing for another possible round of tariffs ... solar panels and other goods valued at $380 billion, ...
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Altoona bet on a mega Meta tax break. New property tax cuts may rob city of its big payoff
The Iowa Economic Development Authority partnered with the city ... This year, Reynolds won the distinguished service award from The Tax Foundation at its annual tax prom, the only sitting governor in ...
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IEDA chief seeks to revamp incentives as Iowa's tax climate shifts, job growth lags
With Iowa's more competitive tax climate for business, Debi Durham said, she hopes a smaller, more targeted set of tax credits, capped at $110 million annually, can help raise the standard of ...
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Iowa lawmakers consider homeschool tax credit increase, waiving lead disclosure
Educators, homeschool parents and lobbyists crowded into a subcommittee meeting for House File 88 containing a slate of ...