Iowa Department of Management Director Kraig Paulsen
Iowa House, Senate release competing budget targets for next fiscal year
Republican leadership in the Iowa House and Senate released their budget targets Thursday, beginning negotiations on government spending for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget releases come less than three weeks before the scheduled end of the session on April 16. They also come a day after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law one of […]
State revenue estimate dips slightly as lawmakers discuss tax cuts
Despite a slight reduction in expected incoming taxes, the Revenue Estimating Conference predicted Iowa will collect about $9.6 billion in the current fiscal year as Iowa lawmakers begin review of individual income tax cuts proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and lawmakers. The three-person panel consists of Iowa Department of Management director Kraig Paulsen, legislative analyst […]
Panel proposes paying members of three state boards $10,000 a year
Members of the certain state boards would receive $10,000 a year for their service if lawmakers adopt recommendations of a panel charged with reorganization of Iowa’s boards and commissions. In its final report released Tuesday, the Iowa Boards and Commissions Review Committee also recommended that state lawmakers and Gov. Kim Reynolds remove Iowa’s gender-balance requirements […]
Plan would cut or merge 43% of Iowa boards and commissions
The state Boards and Commissions Review Committee will recommend the elimination or merging of 111 of Iowa’s 256 boards and commissions, reversing some planned changes following public feedback. The committee, established by Gov. Kim Reynolds’ state agency restructuring plan, has a Sept. 30 deadline to submit its recommendations to the governor and state lawmakers. During […]
Critics say proposals to merge, purge state boards could put Iowans at risk
Recommendations to cut or merge more than 100 of the state’s boards and commissions could put Iowans’ health and safety at risk, professionals, advocates and board members said Wednesday during a public hearing. People waiting for a turn to speak at the Boards and Commissions Review Committee meeting spilled out into the hall at the […]
Proposal to eliminate Volunteer Iowa commission could result in $14 million loss of federal funds
A state panel’s proposal to eliminate Iowa’s Commission on Volunteer Service could put more than $14 million in federal funding at risk, advocates said. The Boards and Commissions Review Committee laid out preliminary recommendations in an August meeting to consolidate Iowa’s 256 existing boards and commissions. The action is part of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ state government […]
Committee reviews proposal to eliminate 25% of state boards and commissions
A committee reviewing Iowa’s system of state boards and commissions is considering a proposal to eliminate more than 25% of those panels. The Boards and Commissions Review Committee was created as a part of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ agency restructuring bill signed into law during the 2023 legislative session. The bill consolidated the state’s 37 executive-level […]