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Takeaways from a civil discourse on Iowa’s state tax-cut proposals

“Tax competitiveness really matters” across states, according to a state tax policy expert with the Tax Foundation, who earlier this week said that tax reduction proposals in Iowa may not go far enough compared with …

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House, Senate approve amended tax reform package, bill awaits governor’s signature

A compromise tax reform package that will create a 3.9% flat individual income tax, eliminate state taxes on retirement income and lower the state’s corporate tax rate was approved by the Iowa Legislature Thursday and …

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3.9% flat income tax result of Iowa GOP leaders’ negotiations

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Most Iowa workers would pay a flat 3.9% state income tax — a large reduction for the state’s highest wage earners and a modest decrease for low-income workers — under a new proposal …

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Dickinson law offers free legal seminars

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen PC is offering two free, in-person legal seminars in 2022. “Moving On,” the firm’s annual employment law seminar, will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 19 at the …

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First funnel has passed: What’s moving forward at the Statehouse

With the Iowa Legislature now in its seventh week and the first funnel day behind us, the Business Record wanted to take a look at what remains on the table this session. To make it …

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Legal action threatened if zoning is changed to allow golf entertainment venue

Local developer Paul Cownie is partnering with a North Dakota group to bring Suite Shots, a golf entertainment facility, to West Des Moines. Some homeowners who live in Glen Oaks, a gated community about a …

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Altoona hires new city administrator

John Harrenstein, city administrator in North Mankato, Minn., for the past nine years, has been hired as Altoona’s city administrator. Harrenstein replaces longtime Altoona city administrator Jeff Mark, who retired recently. Harrenstein, who grew up …

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Iowa Supreme Court won’t weigh in on challenge to long-expired COVID-19 bar closures

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court said today that it won’t weigh in on emergency actions Gov. Kim Reynolds took early in the pandemic, noting Reynolds has now backed away from measures she once supported. The …

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DM contractor to pay $125,000 for misclassifying workers, failing to pay overtime

Des Moines Register: A Des Moines contractor will pay about $125,000 after federal investigators accused the company of misclassifying workers and failing to pay them overtime. In a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor, AJ …

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Bill would reinstate fourth quarter of Employee Retention Tax Credit

The National Federation of Independent Business is advocating for federal legislation that would allow small businesses to claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit for the fourth quarter of 2021. The tax credit, created through the …