Tax hike amendment would require voter approval
Iowa lawmakers advance a constitutional amendment to let voters approve any tax increase over 1 percent of state revenues. The measure, sent by the House Ways and Means Committee, would need two consecutive General Assembly approvals before a statewide vote, possibly in November 2006.
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Des Moines
House
Ways and Means
Iowa
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
Don Shoultz
D-Waterloo
Paulsen
State Scrambles Over Election Upgrade Matching Funds
Iowa faces a May 7 deadline to approve 764000 in matching funds to secure 15.3 million in federal Help America Vote Act money for modernizing election systems. Secretary of State Chet Culver warns counties would pay the bill if funds are not approved. House leader Chuck Gipp demands county level use of the money and budget inclusion.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chet Culver
Culver
Secretary of State
Iowa Supreme Court
House
Senate
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Vilsack
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Gambling gridlock delays Iowa legislative adjournment
Republican leaders pause next week adjournment as gambling tax and expansion issues stall the 2004 session. Senate Majority Leader Stewart Iverson and Gov. Tom Vilsack seek a consensus on three race tracks, riverboat taxation, and education funding gaps amid disputes with Prairie Meadows and House proposals.
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Des Moines
Senate
Stewart Iverson
R-Dows
Ways and Means Committee
Larry McKibben
Marshalltown
Polk County
Prairie Meadows
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