Senate panel declares economic emergency in Iowa
A Senate Agriculture Committee approved a resolution declaring an economic emergency in Iowa and urging the governor to use executive powers to address farm debt losses. The measure seeks federal hearings and legislation, citing a $300 million farm debt shortfall and a nationwide crisis across several states.
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School days bill moves ahead in Iowa Senate
The Senate Education Committee approved a bill setting September 1 as the start of the school year, potentially shifting some August heat into June classrooms. Sen. Joe Brown projects Iowa could gain about 4 million dollars from extended tourism and related taxes if the plan takes effect this fall.
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Iowa
Senate Education Committee
Joe Brown
D-Montezuma
Missouri
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Iowa panel seeks tax changes but sales hike unlikely
Iowa House Ways and Means Chair Minnette Doderer says a 1 percent sales tax increase to fund business incentives probably won’t fly. Gov. Branstad’s backing would determine the panel’s fate, as Hauser from the Tax Study Committee notes Iowa’s tax burden is middling and that the sales tax on machinery and equipment poses a chief obstacle to business location.
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House
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Minnette Doderer
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Iowa
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Terry Branstad
Tax Study Committee
Robert Hauser
Bankers Life
Citizens Panel
Hauser
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