Iowa Coalition Launches Campaign Against Income-Tax Amendment

Common Good Iowa pushes back on Iowa's Amendment 1

An Iowa nonprofit is pushing back on a November ballot measure that would make tax increases harder to pass.

Iowa coalition launches campaign against income-tax amendment

Iowa voters will be asked whether to require two-thirds votes in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature to increase income taxes. A coalition launched its campaign against the measure Wednesday, arguing it could increase pressure on other taxes and state services.

Coalition launches campaign opposing constitutional amendment on taxes

A coalition of Iowa organizations launched a campaign Wednesday opposing the Nov. 3 ballot issue that will ask Iowa voters whether to amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of lawmakers to raise state personal and corporate income taxes. Fair Taxes for Iowa’s Future, which includes labor unions, progressive nonprofits and others, […]

Will Amendment 1 in Iowa prevent us from raising taxes on the rich?

Raising taxes on the rich is an extremely popular issue. Amendment 1 would basically take that option away—and with Iowa running billion-dollar deficits lately, the rest of us could be making up the difference.