Senate leader dumps debate on smoking restrictions
Senate Majority Leader Wally Horn said he will not schedule debate this session on expanding smoking restrictions in restaurants and public places citing growing voluntary smoke-free transitions. Proponents argue for quicker limits while a compromise plan allows small restaurants to permit smoking with warnings and signage.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Senate
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Democrat
Horn
Mary Kramer
R-West
Senate Human Resources Committee
Branstad Defends Property Tax Limits in Iowa Race
Gubernatorial candidates clash at a Des Moines forum. Branstad backs extending property tax limits for cities and counties, while Campbell and Reichardt argue for broader tax relief. Grandy hints at county merger studies, urging cost sharing and waste elimination.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Bonnie Campbell
Bill Reichardt
Iowa
Fred Grandy
Sioux City
Grandy
Iowa State Association of Counties
Sioux City Republican
ISAC
Campbell
Reichardt
Iowa lawmakers chase 30% M&E tax repeal plan
Time running out as Senate leaders report progress with business groups on phasing out the property tax on machinery and equipment over four to six years. The plan envisions sharing repeal costs among businesses, state government, and localities while Maytag eyes expansion in Iowa.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
M&e
Senate
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Leonard Boswell
Davis City
Iowa
Horn
Terry Branstad
Iowa State Association of Counties
Maytag
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