Whether in southwest Iowa, northeast Iowa, or anywhere in between, the question before voters remains the same: Should it be more difficult for politicians to take more of your money? Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation continued its efforts to educate voters about Amendment One this week, traveling to opposite corners of the state for conversations with taxpayers in Mills County in southwest Iowa an...
Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation was in Red Oak this week to talk with southwest Iowans about Amendment One and answer questions about the taxpayer protection that will appear on the November 3 ballot. Amendment One would require a two-thirds vote of both the Iowa House and Iowa Senate to increase individual or corporate income-tax rates or create a new state tax measured by income. It would not p...
The federal government's fiscal year 2026 ended on September 30. Even though the financial accounting won't officially be completed for some time, the Treasury Department reports that, “The federal government has spent $1.97 trillion more than it has collected in fiscal year (FY) 2026, resulting in a national deficit.” And since running a deficit is not a new development, the Treasury Department a...
County supervisors in Iowa adopt budgets, set property tax levies, oversee public safety, and maintain secondary roads. And while Iowa counties operate under the same basic legal framework, they do not all govern themselves in a uniform manner. In fact, Iowa’s home rule law gives counties broad flexibility in carrying out those duties, as long as their actions do not conflict with the Iowa Consti...
Iowans are starting to hear a lot of noise surrounding Amendment One. The amendment, which would require a two-thirds vote of the Iowa Legislature to increase income taxes, is on the ballot for the November 3 election. Some of the debate centers on what that higher threshold could mean for priorities such as education and health care. Fortunately, Iowa’s recent experience provides some answers. Ev...
In November, Iowans will be voting on a proposed constitutional amendment asking whether it should be harder for the legislature to increase income taxes. The proposed amendment would create a two-thirds majority requirement for the legislature to increase the income tax.
ITR has been crisscrossing the state for the constitutional amendment. If you want yard signs or want them to come to your community, reach out. On the campaign environment, Chris pushes back on the doom-and-gloom narrative taking hold in Republican circles. Then: a Capitol report from a property tax task force this week, an economic development story developing in southeast Iowa worth watching, a...
ITR Foundation recently traveled to Muscatine to discuss Amendment One and answer questions about the proposed constitutional amendment. Joining the conversation was our Senior Tax Fellow Tom Sands, who brought firsthand experience with Iowa tax policy after serving 14 years in the Iowa House of Representatives, including six years as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.
This November, Iowans will be asked to vote on a simple constitutional amendment on whether the legislature should obtain a two-thirds majority in both houses to increase income taxes. The amendment is simple because the problem it solves is simple. Raising income taxes shrinks the paychecks of workers and cuts into the bottom line of farms and businesses of all sizes. A decision like this, which ...