Iowa K-12 public schools would receive a 2% increase in state per-pupil funding next year under legislation the Iowa Senate approved Monday on 32-15 vote.

House Study Bill 313 is drawing attention with its proposed $426 million in relief. It would: • Cap revenues to ensure relief for all. • Offer a $25,000 homestead benefit. • Boost relief for veterans ...

A legislator who’s been a volunteer fire fighter for 33 years is sponsoring legislation that could lead to a five-hundred ...

This week is the 2nd legislative funnel deadline, which means that most House bills need to be voted out of a Senate ...

With the second legislative “funnel” deadline of the 2025 Iowa legislative session now behind them, Iowa lawmakers now shift their focus to the state budget, school funding and property taxes.

Republicans who run the Iowa Legislature are contemplating sweeping changes to the state’s property tax system. Ways and ...

Lawmakers held legislative hearings last week on bills on property tax reform, which their sponsors say would provide Iowans ...

Iowa local governments and business groups say they generally support getting rid of the state’s complicated property tax ...

DART projects it will need to cut as much as 40% of its services over the next five years if either of two bills that ...