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The Republican-led Iowa Senate came up with $31.9 million in spending cuts for this fiscal year, which ends June 30, bringing that legislative house closer to cuts the House and governor’s office find to be acceptable. This IowaWatch Connection podcast brings you up to date on how this Iowa General Assembly is handling spending.
When the Iowa Legislature gavels into session in January, Republicans will make up the majority in both the House and Senate. We talk with the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House to learn their plans in this IowaWatch Connection report and visit with Democrats the following week.
They’ve taken over your television, YouTube videos and radio dial, but how much do you know about the negative political ads from the 2014 race for one of Iowa’s two U.S. Senate seats?
Something is amiss in the Adams County Auditor’s Office.
Usually, election time means active citizens will barrage county auditors with filings and petitions to run for office. But for Nancy Carmichael, the county auditor, it means she has to coax people to stay in their post and fill the ballot.