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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Voters in Iowa approved an amendment to the state constitution that would make it more difficult for the legislature to raise individual income taxes. However, the amendment could run into problems with a newly elected Democratic governor and more than a $1 billion budget deficit.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Democrats will take over Texas’ and Iowa’s roles in a coal–related lawsuit. The lawsuit blames big investment firms for higher coal prices and electric bills.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Democrats Christina Bohannan, Lindsay James and Sarah Trone Garriott won each of their respective elections for the U.S. House of Representatives in a sweep of crucial Iowa elections.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Polls are open across the U.S. as control of Congress hangs in the balance.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Revenue from data centers in Iowa has returned millions of tax dollars to local homeowners and governments across the state, but growing opposition to the technology and movements in the legislature could limit expansion.
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Reporting from The Center Square
In the closing days of the 2026 Election, many Iowans are still thinking about Amendment One, the constitutional question which is being asked on the back of ballots. Amendment One simply calls for a two-thirds vote of the legislature to raise income taxes. To put it another way, it makes it more difficult for a future legislature to increase income tax rates, or to create a new income tax.
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(The Center Square) – U.S. Senate candidates in Iowa disagree on a range of issues, from tariffs to energy and healthcare costs.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – This November, roughly one third of gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial seats are up for reelection. A quarter of U.S. states’ secretary of state seats are up for grabs. And 296 state executive offices in 43 states are on the ballot, according to data published by the nonprofit Ballotpedia.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Candidates in Iowa’s second congressional district are divided on tariffs, healthcare and gas prices as the race for control of Congress comes to the heartland.
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Reporting from Just the News
The president said the department will release $150 million to increase American refining capacity and produce more diesel and more gasoline.
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