Democrats in the Iowa legislature gathered to “reinforce” for voters the proposals in their “Putting Iowans First” agenda.
That’s House Democratic Leader Mark Smith of Marshalltown. Smith says stagnant wages and fewer state tax dollars for education are hurting “everyday Iowans.” Janet Petersen of Des Moines is the leader of Democrats in the Iowa Senate,
Petersen says their alternative agenda includes things like sending more state money into schools and finding ways to expand broadband access to rural areas.
A Senate committee is reviewing a G-O-P plan to cut 52 million dollars from the current year’s state budget. The cuts take into account lower-than-projected state tax revenue and leave a “cushion” of several million dollars if state tax receipts continue to fall below expectations between now and June 30th.
