The Legislature was put into overdrive last week, as we faced the first of two “funnel” deadlines where bills had to be voted out of committee in order to be eligible for further debate. Several high-profile bills managed to make it through, and now will be placed on the Calendar for consideration on the House [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2010’
State Auditor’s Review of the 2011 Budget
State Auditor David Vaudt completed his audit of Governor Culver’s FY 2011 budget this week and the results were troubling. Auditor Vaudt used numbers from the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency, and found that the Governor’s budget may be as much as $400 million out of balance. Auditor Vaudt’s review also indicates that this budget exceeds [...]
Newsletter – February 8, 2010
Currently working its way through the legislative process is a massive 250 page bill with a plan for reorganization of state government. We should always be looking for ways to streamline government, but the need is especially great this year, given the $1.1 billion spending gap for the coming fiscal year.
Many of the ideas in [...]
Newsletter – February 1, 2010
This week Governor Culver released his budget to Iowans. While the budget is smaller than in previous years, spending is still too high. The budget includes a $170 million dollar property tax increase that Iowa’s families and business simply cannot afford.
The Legislature will now get to work to determine the fine details of the budget. [...]
