Iowa Republicans and Democrats claim credit as session ends
Iowa legislators closed a 116 day session claiming success with what they call the biggest tax cut in state history and broad property tax relief. Branstad vows more cuts next year while the state touts debt reduction, a funded reserve, prison measures, and a four year fiber optic plan amid unresolved issues like livestock farming rules and a failed taxpayer rights amendment.
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Ken Sullivan
Cuic
Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
76Th General Assembly
Senate
House
Terry Branstad
Branstad
GOP
House of Representatives
Iowa 1995 Legislature Passes Broad Tax and Policy Reforms
A summary of 1995 Iowa Legislature actions includes tax cuts for businesses and individuals, increased dependent credits, pension deductions, and new state control of mental health costs. It expands the Iowa Communications Network, tightens drunken driving laws, funds prisons, broadens school authority, creates a sex offender registry, and advances crime and civil reforms.
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Iowa
M&e
Newton
Iowa 1995 Session Proposals Snapshot
A compiled list of proposed policy measures from the 1995 Iowa Legislature includes reinstating capital punishment and cutting income taxes by 15 percent over four years, setting term limits, tightening anti crime and workplace drug testing laws, helmet use mandates, expanded smoking restrictions, informed jury provisions, and efforts on education, welfare reform, and government taxation. Also noted are bills on parental notification, abortion restrictions, corporate farming changes, and health and safety measures such as headlamp requirements and nude dancing restrictions.
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Iowa
Branstad signs prison labor and justice system budgets
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed House File 215 mandating all inmates perform weekly labor with an implementation by July 1 1997. The plan allows treatment or training to count toward hours and imposes colored uniforms for chain gangs outside prisons. He also signed HF 246 to deduct funds from inmates accounts for frivolous lawsuits and SF 459 budget details 297.4 million for the justice system with studies for a super maximum prison and new facilities.
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Branstad
Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
State Department of Corrections
House
Tom Miller
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