by Randy Feenstra | Aug 13, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Tucked away in President Biden and the Democrats’ multi-trillion-dollar tax-and-spend proposal are tax hikes that will have an adverse impact on our agriculture community. For the past few months, I have been drawing attention to these tax hikes — including...
by John Hendrickson | May 20, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion, Policy
Governor Kim Reynolds is growing Iowa’s economy by making the tax code more competitive and ensuring that hardworking taxpayers get to keep more of their money. During her Condition of the State address, the Governor stated that not only do we “need to continue the...
by Iowa Field Report | May 20, 2021 | Legislature
Des Moines – Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, R-Ankeny, released closing remarks at the end of the 2021 Iowa Legislative Session. Mr. President, It is a tradition at the beginning of each legislative session for the Senate Majority Leader to lay out the vision...
by Jason Schultz | May 7, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion, Policy, State Government
The regular 110-day long session has ended, but the Iowa Legislature is still working to complete a budget and tax plan. In order to complete a budget, we need a reliable prediction of revenues. The Senate is prioritizing broad-based tax cuts as a plan to lower the...
