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Iowa Senate Republicans plan to begin work Monday on an sweeping compromise worked out with Gov. Kim Reynolds that they are calling “the pathway to adjournment” for the overtime 2021

DES MOINES — Iowans who lose their jobs would have to wait one week before they would start receiving unemployment benefits under a bill that won initial Senate approval Wednesday despite complaints it would be a “kick in the teeth” for Iowans in crisis. Members of the state Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 10-5 to approve Senate Study Bill 1273, which would delay the first week of jobless benefits starting in July 2022 along with making other changes impacting plant closing...

By Rod Boshart, Special to the Globe Gazette DES MOINES — Senate Republicans are making a third try at accelerating state income tax cuts that were passed in 2018 subject to certain revenue “triggers.” Along with that Senate GOP tax policy priority, Senate Study Bill 1269 — which unanimously cleared the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday — incorporates parts of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ housing proposal. It also shields federal forgivable PPP loans t...

Bleeding Heartland Tuesday, Feb 19 2019 Matt Chapman has attended Iowa House and Senate subcommittee meetings nearly every day. These bills were among the most significant he has tracked lately. -promoted by Laura Belin Over the past week, Iowa Senate subcommittees considered five bills drafted to address fraud in Iowa public assistance programs. Each bill would direct revenue generated by Iowa taxpayers to private vendors, who are charged with finding fraudulent claims. If investigation suppor...

Opinion: Encourage Legislature to approve one way to easily help Iowa food banks Redirecting $200,000 paid in taxes from government to procuring additional food would provide approximately 1 million more meals to Iowans, every year. David Oman, Tim Urban and Toni Urban Guest columnists Six food banks distribute more than 30 million meals annually to our families, friends, and neighbors across the state of Iowa. They’ve done so for years and, now, at a time when one in seven Iowans is recogni...

A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest for Tuesday, April 6, 2021: PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK: The first full week of April is recognized as National Public Health Week. The National Public Health conference is being held virtually all week with the theme of “Building Bridges to Better Health.” The Public Health Conference of Iowa is also taking place this week and offers the opportunity for public health professionals from across the state to connect on issues facing Iow...

Des Moines Register Income tax cuts scheduled to take effect several years from now would phase in sooner under a bill Republicans are advancing in the Iowa Senate. The Senate Ways and Means Committee passed Senate Study Bill 1250 on Wednesday, making it eligible for a floor vote. The bill would remove two revenue goals, known as triggers, included in a previous income tax cut law to ensure state revenues were healthy before additional cuts took effect. It would also eliminate Iowas inheritanc...

DES MOINES — Senate Republicans indicated Wednesday they expect to forge ahead with broad-based tax reform yet this session despite a number of unresolved issues clouding the outlook of Iowa’s

Des Moines Register Income tax cuts scheduled to take effect several years from now would phase in sooner under a bill Republicans are advancing in the Iowa Senate. The Senate Ways and Means Committee passed Senate Study Bill 1250 on Wednesday, making it eligible for a floor vote. The bill would remove two revenue goals, known as triggers, included in a previous income tax cut law to ensure state revenues were healthy before additional cuts took effect. It would also eliminate Iowas inheritanc...

Iowa Republicans have a bill to outlaw defund police. But Iowa Democrats say other Republican-sponsored legislation would all but require it.