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Under the Golden Dome: Taxes, Trade, & Personal Points 4/13/2018

Under the Golden Dome: Taxes, Trade, & Personal Points 4/13/2018

FromUnder the Golden Dome


Under the Golden Dome: Taxes, Trade, & Personal Points 4/13/2018

FromUnder the Golden Dome

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There are only a few days before per diems stop for legislators. It's the goal for the session to end by the 100th day -- April 17th -- but with two different tax codes in the works and no fiscal year 2019 budget, it's likely the session will continue longer. This week a public hearing on a House tax code received praise and pushback from around three dozen Iowans. Support ranges from it stimulates the economy to it adds "gravy on our taters." This is a reference to the federal tax breaks that started in January. Leaders in the House and Senate will have to find a compromise between their two very different tax bills. Gov. Kim Reynolds is concerned about trade tension between the United States and China. It could have negative effects on Iowa's agriculture industry. President Trump says "trade wars are good and easy to win," but Gov. Reynolds says "no one wins in a trade war." She traveled to Washington D.C. to share her concerns with federal officials about what a trade war could mean
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (31)

Under the Golden Dome is Iowa Public Radio's coverage of the Iowa legislature. Each episode is a compilation of the week's news coverage, including stories, interviews and more. The 2017 session finds Republicans controlling both legislative chambers, as well as the Governor's office, for the first time in 20 years. Out of the gate lawmakers are addressing a $100 million shortfall in the current budget. Join us as we navigate issues like education funding, and improving Iowa's water quality. Each week we'll talk with policy makers as well as those impacted by their actions.