by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 15, 2024 Despite a slight reduction in expected incoming taxes, the Revenue Estimating Conference predicted Iowa will collect about $9.6 billion in the current fiscal year as Iowa lawmakers begin review of individual income tax cuts proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and lawmakers. The three-person panel consists of […]
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by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 14, 2024 As lawmakers ended the second “funnel” deadline of the 2024 legislative session, many of the priorities laid out by Republican leadership at the beginning of the session remain in limbo – while many more were taken out of the running for consideration. Though Republicans hold a […]
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Last night a concerned resident called us about a suspicious suitcase sitting unattended along the side of the roadway in the 900 block of B Ave W. Mutual aid was called in to investigate, and an explosive-detection K9 from Monroe County indicated on the suitcase. The Fire Marshal was contacted and after several hours of […]
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Ottumwa, IA – For the 19th time in program history, the Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team punched its ticket to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Basketball National Tournament after winning the 2024 NJCAA North Central District Championship Saturday night. The Warriors defeated No. 20 North Dakota State College of Science 90-74 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa—As of today, the City of Oskaloosa owes 584,979.45 for 911 services rendered. As of July 1st of this year, an additional $500,000.00 or more will be added to that bill, making it more than one million dollars that the City will be in default. This deficit came to light at recent 911 Board […]
Mar 15 2024 | Posted in
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by Senator Adrian Dickey With the close of this week, the second funnel deadline has passed. With that behind us, we now focus our attention on bills which have passed through the House to the Senate and Senate bills that are debate eligible. This week, I moved HF 2579 through the Transportation Committee. This bill […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa—The Masonic Lodge in Mahaska County, Lodge 644, honored one of its longest-serving members, possibly in the state and nation. Members and his wife celebrated Bob Jones’s tenure with the Masonic Lodge in Oskaloosa during a short ceremony at Homestead of Oskaloosa on Wednesday night. The ceremony highlighted the lodge’s history and all the […]
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by Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 8, 2024 Both chambers of Congress continued to work toward approving appropriation bills this week, and the Iowa delegation introduced legislation tied to murder prosecution, environmental regulations, affordable child care and more. Iowa’s four congressional delegates voted in favor of the first of two funding packages to avoid […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom Second legislative funnel Next week is the second legislative deadline of the year, pushing the legislature to focus on getting bills received from the House of Representatives through subcommittee and committee this week. This rule is an important part of the process as we work through bills and find policy with […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey With one week until the second funnel week, we have had some great debate discussions about the policies we’ve worked on throughout the year. We have had numerous discussions from making it harder to raise taxes to securing the border by giving state law enforcement the judicial tools they need to […]