Posts Tagged ‘Budget’
Public Hearing on Budget Omnibus Bill Tomorrow
House Democrats requested today that the House hold a public hearing on the large budget omnibus bill HF 697, that was introduced late last week. The bill proposed spends $25 billion, the most in Iowa's history, deserves public input and Republicans wanted to pass the bill before Iowans had a chance to weigh in. 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on [...]
Iowa Senate Democrats to Hold Open Budget Meetings
The Iowa Senate Democrats announced today they will host a week-long series of “Open Budget Hearings” next week at the Iowa Statehouse. Informed Iowans are schedule to speak on the impact of the significant points of disagreement between Senate Democratic proposals and those of Governor Branstad and House Republicans. The Open [...]
State Budget Estimates Continue to Grow
The Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) held their quarterly meeting on Friday and increased their revenue estimate for FY 2011 from 3.1% to 3.9% . The increase in the revenue estimate represents a $48.6 million increase in revenues from their previous estimate. Two of the three REC members were very bullish on the strength of Iowa’s economy, [...]
Republican Budget Rewards Corporations, Leaves Kids in the Cold
House Republicans outlined their budget plan for Fiscal Year 2012 and Rep. Tyler Olson, the lead Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, says Republicans have the wrong priorities. Republicans are spending $383 million on tax breaks for corporations and those who don’t need it instead of keeping 20,000 Iowa kids in preschool and [...]
Republican Plan Actually Spends More Than It Saves
The House Republicans laid out a budget plan for this year's Legislative Session that increases spending by $23 million more than the previous year, and continues to ignore Iowa's working middle class families. “After promising to save $200 - $300 million in the current fiscal year, Republicans have dramatically missed their own goal by [...]