Tax structure ripe for overhaul indexing favored in attack on taxflation
Des Moines lawmakers push to overhaul Iowa income tax this session with indexing of tax brackets and standard deductions tied to CPI. Rep. Walter Conlon backs action this year, while Rep. James West outlines indexing details and potential costs, with mixed Democratic support and a debate on accrual accounting for federal credits.
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Des Moines
Walter Conlon
R-Muscatine
68Th General Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
Robert Ray
James West
State Center
House
Ways and Means Committee
West
Conlon
Ways and Means
Mick Lura
Marshalltown
State Revenue Department
U.S. Department of Commerce
Lowell Norland
D-Kensett
the Gazette
Norland
General Assembly
Iowa
First golfers of spring bring a warm outlook in Iowa City
In Iowa City a group of golfers faces a snowy start to spring as they meet at Lake Macbride golf course. Amid winter gear and mischief the group jokes about ski masks and nail polish on golf balls while a travel advisory hints at staying the night in the bar.
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Iowa City
Ford Clark
Lake Macbride
Johnson
Smith
Yahoo
Iowa
House OKs IDOT snow funds for winter costs
Iowa House approves a 1.1 million supplemental appropriation for IDOT to cover overtime and extra snow removal hours this winter. The plan now awaits Senate approval as lawmakers debate whether to add 3 million for city aid and road repairs. The measure passed 84 to 9 with nine abstentions.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
IDOT
Betty Hoffmann
Muscatine
House
Robert Bina
Davenport
Bina
Clay Spear
Burlington
Iowa
Phil Tyrrell
North English
Don Avenson
Oelwein
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Ilowa
Iowa Surplus Expected Over 100 Million With or Without Rebate
Iowa's treasury surplus is projected to exceed 100 million dollars on July 1 whether Gov. Ray's proposed 50 million tax rebate is enacted. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau cites a 154.9 million surplus without the rebate and 104.9 million with it, revising earlier estimates upward due to stronger tax receipts.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert Ray
Gerry Rankin
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Ray
ChemLawn Promotes National Lawn Care Leadership
The program promises four precisely timed applications for spring to fall. A ChemLawn specialist offers on the spot professional advice at no charge, with a reputation built on serving over half a million lawns coast to coast.
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