Des Moines, Iowa – Republican lawmakers are promising to produce a plan that reduces property taxes. House Republican Leader Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley says legislators heard complaints about property taxes repeatedly during the 2024 campaign.
Windschitl says a previously-passed cap on property tax growth will be part of the equation.
Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, says Iowans are seeing big increases in property taxes collected by cities and counties.
House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst says if the property tax cuts are too deep, it may leave cities high and dry when the time comes to pay for the roads.
Senate Democratic Leader-elect Janice Weiner says she believes in local control — giving officials at the city and county level authority to do their jobs.
Weiner served on the city council in Iowa City before winning a seat in the Iowa Senate in 2022.
Image: House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl (R-Missouri Valley) (official photo)
