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Capitol news letter on reapportionment and tax issues
The Iowa legislature advances both permanent and temporary reapportionment plans with limited debate. The permanent plan would drop House to 100 and Senate to 50, triggering a constitutional amendment and a people’s vote. A Kibbie led temporary plan keeps 124 in the House and expands the Senate, with county shifts and multi county districts. Farm Bureau drives gather signatures to urge a constitutional change via Congress. A gas tax hike from six to seven cents per gallon passes the House 80 to 34 and heads to the Senate with a temporary two year clause. A proposal to allow parochial school children on public buses fails in the Senate 39 to 19, but a motion to reconsider keeps it alive. The House sift committee screens bills for floor action while Gov. Hughes names Dick Witt to the Iowa Commerce Commission. The Senate approves a $4.4 million state office building, and a short election campaign bill passes both houses. Higher-education funding proposals favor larger university appropriations, with a substantial increase recommended by a joint subcommittee. The Senate appropriations panel backs a $20 million annual welfare appropriation and higher ADC funding.