December 16, 2024

Property Taxes Impact Economic Growth

This article was published in the Telegraph Herald. The state’s notorious property taxes, are getting in the way of broader economic prosperity in Iowa and should be lowered for everyone instead of just a select group of economic development projects. Iowa’s elected officials constantly tell us that state and local governments need to offer economic development, tax abatements and other […]

John Hendrickson and John Mozena Government Spending
August 27, 2022

Time for Tax Credit Reform

Iowa’s historic tax reforms this year focused on lowering the income tax rates paid by Iowans and the companies that employ them. The next step needs to be changing who is – and is not – paying those taxes. If Governor Kim Reynolds and the legislature want to truly position Iowa for the future, it’s time to take on the state’s addiction to special tax breaks.

John Hendrickson and John Mozena Budget

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