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Too many local elected officials say the sky is falling as they attempt to justify taking more money from Iowans. Over the last few weeks, that is exactly what happened when state lawmakers corrected an error in how the residential assessment rollback is calculated.

The correction resulted in cities and counties getting a smaller than anticipated windfall of property tax revenue. Even with passage of the bill, cities and counties still get to take more of your money next year without raising their rates. But that didn’t stop them from…

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