This November, Iowa voters will be asked to decide whether it should be harder for the state legislature to increase income taxes. Amendment 1, which is a good taxpayer protection, would require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to increase income taxes. Whether it is the state legislature, a city council, or Congress, raising taxes should be difficult. Taxes are driven by government spending...
Most of the most important public policy conversations don’t happen at the State Capitol. They happen in meeting rooms, restaurants, community centers, and other gathering places across Iowa, where people simply want to better understand the issues affecting their families and communities. Recently, ITR Foundation Policy Director John Hendrickson was invited to St. Charles to speak with Iowans a...
This November, Iowans will vote on a constitutional amendment that would make it more difficult for the legislature to increase income taxes. Specifically, the amendment would require a two-thirds vote in both houses of the Iowa Legislature to increase individual or corporate income tax rates.