Research Archives for 2020
IFP Statement: Disclose data, plans
4/4/20IFP News: Giveaway costs grow
3/12/20IFP News: Breaking a trust
2/14/20‘A bad idea all around’
1/31/20Bad trend: Tuition share doubles
10/24/19Tax inequity: Iowa’s continuing story
10/17/18IFP News: Governor’s tax cut plan sets stage for service cuts
3/7/18Governor Kim Reynolds’ tax proposal trades massive cuts in public services for small savings for lower-income taxpayers, larger savings for high-income taxpayers and few meaningful strides toward fairness in a system that already treats the poor poorly and raises too little revenue to avoid mid-year cuts.
Give tax plans full review
2/21/18Neither fairness nor adequate funding of state services appear to be the focus of either bill, but let's give serious analysis a chance.
Big companies erase Iowa taxes — take millions in state checks
2/15/18Iowa’s lucrative research subsidy cost Iowa taxpayers $66.1 million in 2017, with very large companies once again the biggest beneficiaries and taking at least $38 million in checks from the state without paying any state income tax.
Governor’s budget: More details needed
2/13/18IFP Statement — IPP's Peter Fisher: Eliminating federal deductibility and adding sales tax for online sales are good starts, but many reasons to question Governor Reynolds’ plan.