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Parties Meet Ahead Of Iowa Legislative Session

Parties Meet Ahead Of Iowa Legislative Session

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Members of both parties in the Iowa legislature have been meeting in preparation for the 2015 session beginning in January.

Senator Randy Feenstra of Hull says republican Senators met, and he will continue in his current committee assignments……

 

Feenstra says he expects the session to be dominated by some big issues…

 

The state has seen positive revenue growth in most taxes, but Feenstra says despite that, they may not have enough money to cover all the promised spending…

 

Iowa lawmakers go back to work on January 12th.

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