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 wants a big unemployment tax cut for businesses. Here's how Iowa stacks up:
Iowa ranks ninth in the country for its unemployment trust fund balance and 12th for its taxable wage base for unemployment ...
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 ...
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.
IEDA chief seeks to revamp incentives as Iowa's tax climate shifts, job growth lags
Iowa Economic Development Authority head Debi Durham believes a better-aligned, smaller set of tax credits can do more than ...
Advocates push strict 2% Iowa property tax cap. City leaders say their message misleads
Groups backing tight cap on property tax increases say other recent reforms have fallen short. Cities say another measure would be too much, too soon ...
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Iowa groups seek property tax break for disabled veterans
Veterans groups are seeking a state tax break for the estimated 47,000 disabled veterans in Iowa who are homeowners. “We ...
Altoona bet on a mega Meta tax break. New property tax cuts may rob city of its big payoff
Altoona mayor says if Iowa caps property tax revenue growth after cities bet on tax breaks, "it seems like the state is ...
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5 takeaways from Gov. Reynolds’ 2025 Condition of the State address for Iowa businesses
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ eighth Condition of the State address on Tuesday night was a checklist of economic proposals ranging ...