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Tag Archives: tax cuts
Budget Bills Pass
While I was sleeping early Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the rescission bill which claws back funds approved by Congress in a bipartisan process. Republicans rescinded parts of previous spending agreements they didn’t like, which were needed … Continue reading
Posted in tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged Chuck Grassley, joni ernst, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Minority rule, politics, Reconciliation, Rescission, tax cuts
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“What Happened To Iowa Nice?” Another View
A few weeks ago I wrote a post concerning “Iowa Nice.” That is the perception that Iowans are by their nature nice people. That is a perception that is getting an update as the nation is astonished by … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa legislature 2023, Kim Reynolds
Tagged extreme policies in Iowa, Iowa nice, tax cuts
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Analysis Of Iowa Tax Proposals From Common Good Iowa
Many of you may remember that the old think tank of iowpolicyproject.org updated itself into commongoodiowa.org. As before, they are the gold standard in Iowa for budget and tax policy analysis. With the legislature going full throttle and our news … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, iowa legislature 2022, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged commongoodiowa.org, flat tax, iowa legislature 2022, Iowa taxes, tax cuts
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Whatsamatta With Kansas? Lots!
Catching up on some old reading I finally got around to reading Peter Fisher’s synopsis of the disastrous Kansas budget over at Iowa Fiscal Partnership. Justice Louis Brandeis once called states “the laboratories of democracy.” As the major laboratory for … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Iowa Legislature, Iowa Policy Project
Tagged grover norquist, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, tax cuts, Wisconsin
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The Courtney Report
Our state faces a critical question this spring: What’s the best way to expand affordable health care to more Iowans? Our choice is between expanding Medicaid or continuing IowaCare. Expanding Medicaid is the right choice, and it is probably our … Continue reading
Posted in Courtney, Courtney Report, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged drought, prisons, schools, tax cuts
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