The Iowa Senate has passed a tax bill that resolves part of the stalemate that has delayed major legislative decision-making for the past two months. All 50 senators voted “yes” for the bill…
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That’s Senator Rob Hogg, a Democrat from Cedar Rapids. The bill puts a federal tax break in the state tax code for one year — saving Iowa small business owners and farmers nearly 100 million dollars in taxes.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal says the two political parties worked together to strike a compromise and get something done.
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Then, Gronstal challenged Republicans to agree to boost state aid for Iowa’s public schools.
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Republicans in the legislature bristled at any discussion of state spending on schools. One House Republican said the G-O-P was focused on returning money to Iowa taxpayers rather than spend it on “frivolous government bloat.”
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