On a unanimous vote, the Iowa House today approved another piece of the government reorganization initiative that boosts savings so far to $272 million. As the national recession cause a steep decline in state revenues, the reorganization effort was launched last year to help balance the state budget while preserving Iowans' priorities in education, jobs, and [...]
The House State Government and Appropriations Committees have both approved a plan to eliminate waste in state government and deliver services to Iowans more efficiently. The bill, Senate File 2088, will be debated in the Iowa House next week. Combined with an early retirement package approved earlier this week, the state will save $183 million next [...]
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Today the two leaders of the Legislature's Government Reorganization Committee released the first draft of legislation that will transform Iowa's state government for the first time in almost 25 years. "According to nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates, these reforms will save tens of millions of dollars," said State Representative Mary Mascher, chair of the House State [...]