The Iowa legislative session is underway. Gov. Kim Reynolds is not seeking re-election, making this her last session. During her Condition of the State speech, the governor proposed property tax reform as one of her priorities. The plan would include a 2% revenue growth cap and also would help first-time home buyers save for down payments,   The Senate Republicans’ plan for property tax reform includes restrictions on levy rate growth. It would also have a separate system for residential...

Legislative session starts   This coming Monday, Jan. 12, marks the first day of the second session of the 91 st  Iowa General Assembly. Legislative leaders will speak to both chambers about their goals for the upcoming term.     Tuesday night, Gov. Reynolds will present the Condition of the State address, which will also give us a pretty good idea of her priorities. The speech will be covered live by Iowa PBS.   Two special elections for state legislative seats were held last month. Renee...

The staff of the Iowa Catholic Conference wishes you a Merry and Blessed Christmas season! Getting ready for the legislative session During the past couple of weeks, the usual pre-session meetings with legislative leadership have been taking place. One of our priorities for the upcoming session, which begins Jan. 12, is gaining better access to the state voluntary preschool program for Catholic and other community provider preschool students. Currently, participation is totally up to the...