Property tax reform in Iowa debate slows phaseout and caps
The Iowa House and Senate tax plans, including Senate Study Bill 1227, slow the property tax rollback phaseout to ten years, offer a 25 percent exemption up to 125000, and cap growth at 2 percent while state funding shifts from local districts. The Gazette urges ongoing, daylight debate through 2026, proposes using multi year sales data for assessment fairness, and cautions against rushed passage. The piece stresses reassessment fairness and broader stakeholder input.
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Iowa House
Senate
Dan Dawson
Council Bluffs
Sor
Iowa ROFR push urged to govern future power lines
Allan Thoms of Cedar Rapids urges lawmakers to pass right of first refusal to keep future large scale electric transmission projects under Iowa control. He argues ROFR ensures bids after IUC approval and reviews by IUC and the Office of Consumer Advocate, improving construction standards and protecting landowners and consumers.
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Senate
House
Iowa
Iowa Utilities Board
Commission
ROFR
Iowa Utilities Commission
IUC
Office of Consumer Advocate
Allan Thoms
Cedar Rapids
Newark incident turns political theater into real trespass
Cal Thomas notes a Newark incident where Democrats Bonnie Watson Coleman Rob Menendez and La Monica McIver with Mayor Ras Baraka allegedly violated security at an ICE detention center. Baraka was arrested for trespassing. DHS and prosecutors say officers warned and Baraka ignored them. The piece mocks the stunt as harming public trust and highlights Newark literacy and math deficits.
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Fiorello
New York City
Fiorello LaGuardia
Newark
New Jersey
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Rob Menendez
Robert Menendez
la Monica Mcliver
Ras Baraka
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. House of Representatives
Baraka
Congress
Twitter
U.S
District of New Jersey
Alina Habba
Homeland Security
Tricia McLaughlin
DHS
Chalkbeat Newark
New York
Rob Sand enters Iowa governor race amid debate and wealth critique
In Iowa, Rob Sand announces a bid for governor with a $7.5 million campaign account and 28,000 donors. Republicans attack Sand as liberal and wealthy, while Dems face a high-stakes primary that could shape the party's future after decades without a governor.
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Rob Sand
Iowa
Sand
Kim Reynolds
Fred Hubbell
Reynolds
Republican Party of Iowa
Jeff Kaufmann
Kaufmann
Hubbell
Sir Frederick
Decorah
Maga
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Bruce Tinsley
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