Property Taxes Rise as Cities Suffer From Mission Creep
It turns out that defining the proper role of local government, deciphering between wants and needs, and frustrated property taxpayers are not dynamics that are unique to Iowa. Our friends at
The Cardinal Institute in West Virginia are working through those same issues in their state. In a recent article, Cardinal’s…
Iowa Should Look to Ohio in Advancing Pro-Growth Regulatory Reform
Ohio passed a bill resulting in a 30 percent reduction of regulations by 2025 making Ohio’s businesses more competitive and spurring economic growth. Policymakers in Iowa should look to this as a model that further reform can be built upon.
Governor Kim Reynolds is prioritizing…
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- Elimination of income taxes on retirement income
- Elimination of inheritance tax
- Creating a path to reduce corporate income tax to 5.5%
- Phasing-out special tax incentives in the corporate tax code
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