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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1995
Page
10
The Iowa House passed the Taxpayers Rights Amendment 61 to 38 after four days of debate. Supporters say it protects family budgets while opponents warn it would erode essential government programs and amount to a state overhaul of local governance.
The Iowa House votes on a tax reform amendment seen as reducing loopholes. Supporters call critics tax-eaters who still pay taxes and warn the measure will change how business is done. Senate approval is required before voters see the issue, with dual passage needed in 1996 or 1997. Ed Failor notes drafting began in 1978 with a 12-member panel. Muscatine leaders and Iowans for Tax Relief shape the lobbying effort as support grows to 52,000 members.
The proposal creates a revenue limit for state and local governments based on the highest four-year revenue total before implementation, adjusted for population and inflation or deflation. Exceptions include certain taxes and fees, federal income, and debt-backed loans. Temporary excess requires voter or General Assembly approval, with 75 percent support enabling councils, boards to exceed limits. Legislation mandating programs must include funding.
House File 519 seeks a compromise between livestock feeding interests and the environment. Rep. Russ Eddie notes the bill, drafted by the Agriculture Committee, sets 750 feet from homes churches schools and 1250 feet from city limits for waste lagoons and confinement buildings with size thresholds up to 1.6 million beef cattle annually. Governor Branstad backs revisions including manure plans and nuisance suit protections to support 93 000 pork jobs while funding cleanup via an indemnity fund.
Washington columnists Jack Anderson and Michael Einstein accuse House aide Jim Nussle of urging Rep. Dave Camp to induce labor to avoid missing key GOP votes. Nussle denies memory of the suggestion while Camp’s spokesman says the story is blown out of proportion. Einstein cites interviews. he declines to name sources.
The Gazette invites organizations to request a guest speaker by contacting managing editor Mark Bowden at 398-5869 for arrangements and scheduling.
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