This Week's House GOP Newsletter - January 16, 2025
Highlights in this edition:
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Governor Reynolds Releases FY 2026 Budget Proposal
- The bulk of the increases goes to two items with K-12 receiving a $102 million increase ($3.9 billion total) and Medicaid receiving a $223 million increase (nursing homes getting a $25 million increase)
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Affordable and Reliable Energy for Iowa
- Governor Reynolds is proposing a Nuclear Energy Tax Force to examine and support the potential of nuclear energy in Iowa as a means of expanding Iowa’s energy generation portfolio
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University of Iowa Renames the Gender Studies Program
- The university is simply moving the department to a new school with a new name
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Iowa Child Care Slots Expand by 25,000
- Led by the efforts of House Republicans over the last several legislative sessions, Iowa has expanded the number of childcare slots by over 25,000
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BlackRock Decision Signals Retreat on ESG
- ESG policies aimed to force industries to adhere to radical and unproven climate change policies that the Biden Administration was unable to push through Congress
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Iowa—Sixth Lowest Income Tax in America!
- As of January 1, Iowa has a 3.8% flat income tax rate