Prophesies and predictions about a dreadful future and the end of the world have existed for thousands of years and continue today. There is a fascination in thinking about, and thus preparing yourself mentally for, the worst-case scenario. Who hasn't thought about what they would do if a ...
Renewable Chemical Tax Credit will spur economic growth(Des Moines) The Iowa Senate has approved legislation to create jobs and economic growth using the plant materials left over from the production of ethanol, biodiesel, and other biomass-based fuels.Senate File 2300 creates a Renewable ...
Newsletter for Thursday, March 17, 2016:Week ten was marked by debate on bills sent over from the Senate. The Tax Coupling bill, House File 2433, was debated and passed in the House and Senate on Tuesday and now goes to the governor for his signature.Meskwaki Jurisdiction BillOn Tuesday the ...
A bipartisan agreement will help Iowans filing taxes this year. The decision will "couple" Iowa's tax code with recent federal tax changes for 2015.Farmers and small business owners will benefit from a provision called Section 179 expensing. Federal law allows them to take a larger deduction ...
Newsletter for Thursday, March 10, 2016Week nine was another funnel week, a deadline for when our bills have to be through a committee in the other chamber to stay alive. This deadline does not apply to Appropriations or Ways and Means bills, so more of those bills will now be coming forward. ...
Iowans will see a lot of discussion in the news media and among First Amendment advocates during the March 13-19 Sunshine Week about the vital importance of open government in a free and democratic society.Sunshine Week is, in fact, an opportunity for everyone to be reminded about why open ...
The House has been focusing on passing our bills on the floor and moving them over to the Senate. We've passed 74 bills in the two weeks since February 22. Over 60 of these bills received more than 90 votes in the House indicating the bipartisan nature of most of our legislation.Federal Tax ...
Did you buy a lottery ticket when the Powerball jackpot recently reached $1.6 billion? Even though the odds of winning were 1 in 292 million, many people purchased a ticket or two (or several hundred!) and dreamed about what they would do with all that money if they won. However, the one ...
Legislation inspired by students at Findley Elementary School in Des Moines would create more opportunities to set up college savings programs in Iowa.Under SF 2100, nonprofits could establish College Savings Iowa 529 Plans for Iowa students. This would help many nonprofits throughout the state ...
My name is Tom Fiegen. I am running in the Democratic primary in Iowa to retire Chuck Grassley. I have spent my career representing working people. I am not taking super-PAC money. I am the son of sharecropper parents who worked hard to buy a farm of their own and then faced foreclosure during ...