Des Moines, Iowa — On the first day of the 2020 Iowa legislative session, Republican leaders in the Iowa Senate called for more income tax cuts.
Two years ago, the Republican-led legislature passed the largest state income tax cut in state history. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver of Ankeny says it’s time to cut more.
Senate President Charles Schneider, a Republican from West Des Moines, says state income taxes ARE gradually being reduced through the legislature’s 2018 action, but they’re still too high.
The top Democrat in the Senate called for guaranteeing paid family leave for Iowa workers. Senate Minority Leader Janet Petersen of Des Moines says the state’s unemployment rate may be low, but too many Iowans who ARE working are paid too little.
House Minority Leader Todd Prichard of Charles City suggested he and other Democrats in the House will call for a significant increase in state spending on Iowa’s public schools.
In addition, Prichard says House Democrats will offer proposals to address Iowa’s housing shortage.
