by Luke Martz | Nov 16, 2021 | State Government, State Politics
Rob Sand says that he didn’t violate Iowa’s open records laws by refusing to produce an email between his chief of staff and liberal blogger Laura Belin because the email was sent on a private account. That was Sand’s response to a lawsuit filed by the Kirkwood...
by Paul Pate | Oct 26, 2021 | State Government
You might be surprised to learn that the upcoming city-school election may have a bigger impact on your daily life than who is elected president, senator, or governor. While races for those higher offices receive greater attention, the locally elected officials play a...
by Iowa Field Report | Aug 26, 2021 | State Government
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Governor Kim Reynolds ★ Lt. Governor Adam Gregg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 27, 2021 CONTACT: Pat Garrett, (515) 802-0986 Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff in honor and memory of U.S. service members...
by Luke Martz | Jun 30, 2021 | Governor, State Government, State Politics
After a decade of legal fights and millions of taxpayer dollars funding court battles, the Iowa Supreme Court finds a lack of evidence of Branstad discriminating against former Workers Comp Commissioner Chris Godfrey and has thrown out the Godfrey lawsuit. A district...
by John Hendrickson | Jun 24, 2021 | Opinion, Policy, State Government, Taxation
This year Iowa’s top corporate tax rate decreased from 12 percent, the highest in the nation, to 9.8 percent. Even at 9.8 percent, Iowa’s corporate tax rate is high. Many states have or are in the process of gradually lowering their corporate income tax rates....
by Luke Martz | Jun 17, 2021 | Legislature, State Government, State Politics
You surely missed it—because the mainstream press said nothing about it—but on the last night of the legislative session, when they hoped no one was watching, Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls and his Democrat colleagues played a game of pure partisan politics on...
