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Iowa Legislative Session Finally Ends

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The Iowa legislature wrapped up their 2015 session last week, about a month in overtime after finally finding a budget agreement.

Senator Randy Feenstra of Hull says the compromise used some one time money to make the budget balance…

 

Feenstra says they don’t want to tap the reserve fund very often…

 

Lawmakers agreed on about a two percent increase for schools this year, but didn’t extend it to next year. Feenstra says that will come back on them…

 

Governor Terry Branstad has hinted at a special session as a way to get lawmakers to address a second year of school funding.

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