A Deeper Dive
A Deeper Dive
Common Good Iowa
36. Iowaopoly: Voters passed 'GO' — but where's the cash?
15 minutes Posted Mar 11, 2020 at 7:23 pm.
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In 2010, Iowa voters overwhelmingly supported a constitutional amendment that set aside three-eighths of a cent sales tax increase, generated in addition to current revenue, to fund environmental initiatives. Ten years later, Gov. Reynolds's proposed tax bill could change the rules, causing problems for low- and middle-income Iowans — and leaving promises made a decade ago only half-kept. Anne talks with Peter Fisher at Iowa Policy Project about concerns with the governor's proposal, as well as alternatives that would better support all Iowans.