Fiscal responsibility | Iowa Senate Democrats

Senate Democrat responds to Governor’s new tax plan

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official

Senator Pam Jochum of Dubuque, lead Democrat in the Iowa Senate on tax issues, responded to Governor Kim Reynolds’s newly released tax plan. Senator Jochum noted that the plan does not address corporate tax credits — the fastest-growing part of the state budget — and raises other concerns.

Republican Senators reject proposal to ensure students don’t pay price for harassment judgment

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official

All 29 Republican State Senators today rejected a proposal to ensure that community college students aren’t on the hook for a sexual harassment judgment against Republican Senators and staff.

Water quality deserves a REAL solution

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Energy & Enviroment, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official

Water quality is a real problem that deserves a real solution. SF 512 fails to ensure accountability through monitoring to measure whether the state is achieving the goal of cleaner water and healthier soils.

New Iowa health care disaster approaches: End of hawk-i

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Education, Fiscal responsibility, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Quality of life

Iowa’s outstanding health insurance for children is at risk due to the Congressional failure to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Without federal action, the state of Iowa faces millions more in costs even though 44,000 fewer children would be insured.

Iowans are still paying price of failed GOP policies

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Official

Statehouse Republicans adopted a my-way-or-the-highway approach to budget and policy decisions during the 2017 session. They ignored the voices of working Iowans who were begging them to keep their two biggest campaign promises: Raise family incomes by 25 percent and create 200,000 new Iowa jobs.

Senate Dem Leader to top Senate Republicans: “Release sex harassment findings”

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

In the wake of a $1.75 million settlement, Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen today called on the top two Senate Republicans leaders — Senate President Jack Whitver and Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix — to release to the public the findings of their internal investigation of sexual harassment.

Will broken promises increase your property taxes?

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Official, Transparency & accountability

See how much your city, county and school district will lose if Legislative Republicans fail to reimburse them as promised for property tax cuts.

Latest revenue estimates show Republican policies continue to damage job growth and economic opportunities

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Education, Fiscal responsibility, Health care, Issues, Official, Transparency & accountability

“Today’s updated revenue estimates are more evidence that Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans are continuing to break those promises to Iowans. That’s bad, bad news for Iowa families and their communities, especially those living in smaller towns and rural ares.”

Sign up for Iowa Public Retirement Alerts

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Consumer protections, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Official, Working families

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. That includes the hundreds of thousands of Iowans who contribute part of each paycheck to one of our state’s public retirement systems. Iowa’s public retirement systems are well managed and fiscally sound. However, under Republicans, those funds could be at risk.

Iowa taxpayers’ money going to pay for GOP misdeeds

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official

Iowans are rightfully disgusted by the harassment, discrimination, and retaliation against Kirsten Anderson and other legislative staff. They are outraged that their tax dollars are going to be used to pay $1.75 million because of the misconduct and mismanagement by Republican Senators.

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