“Iowa’s revenues are declining,” Sen. Janet Petersen (D-Des Moines) said. “Most Iowans aren’t feeling any positive effects from the Republican majority’s budgeting. Republican lawmakers’ and Gov. Reynolds’ priorities put private school vouchers and corporate tax giveaways ahead of our kids in public schools, seniors in nursing homes, and tax relief for working families.”
“Despite declining revenues, Gov. Reynolds’ and Statehouse Republicans’ private school voucher program is set to remove its income eligibility cap next year,” Petersen said. “Iowans will see even more money siphoned away from our public schools with virtually no accountability or transparency on how those dollars are being spent. Their private school voucher scheme is growing, and the state’s revenues are declining. That’s not a winning combination,” Petersen said.
Sen. Petersen is the Ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee