We’ve passed March 15th! March 15th was a big day for the 2024 Legislative Session with four deadlines converging on this single day. Those include: First, The End of the Second Funnel – All policy bills needed to be approved by a committee in the chamber opposite from where it was introduced in order to stay alive. Tax and spending bills are

The Business Voice Call program (formerly referred to as Business Retention and Expansion program) included 105 in-person visits from January 2023 to December 2023. Interviews were completed with over 200 individuals representing local employers and entrepreneurs working in our local communities. The graphs in this document show the percentage of

Welcome to the second half of the 2024 regular session of the Iowa General Assembly! Monday, March 4th will mark Session Day 57. We continue to inch closer to that April 16th 100th day of the session when per diems expire for the year. The Iowa Legislature wrapped up its 8th week of session, having debated a combined 162 bills over the past two weeks.