Drop in Iowa corporate taxes raises revenue questions
Iowa sees an eight year low in corporate income tax receipts totaling 186.6 million through May versus 191.4 million last year. Officials note the dip coincides with broader tax changes and call for an interim study to explain the revenue leak before new incentives.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Gretchen Tegeler
State Department of Management
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Legislative Appropriations Committee
State Revenue Estimating Conference
Larry Murphy D-Oelwein
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Iowa child abuse cases rise sharply in ten years
A Des Moines study by the Child and Family Policy Center finds verified Iowa child abuse cases up 125 percent over a decade while unmarried teen births climb 66 percent and low birth weight rises near 19 percent. Infant mortality and youth deaths improve, but overall trends remain troubling.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Child and Family Policy Center
Tures
Bruner
Costs rise for defaulted Iowa student loans
Iowa auditors report 1993 default payments by the state’s loan program rose 22 percent to 21.1 million dollars, due to higher loan volume and Chapter 7 bankruptcy changes. Payments were fully reimbursed by federal reinsurance, and the overall default rate remained among the nation’s lowest at 7.56 percent.
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Rod Boshart
DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Federal Family Education Loan Programs Division
Richard Johnson
Stuart Vos
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Vos
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