Iowa · individual fact

Iowa budget, debt, and interest

Iowa state-government finances, comparable debt and interest figures, and the enacted budget.

The national companion measures federal finances. Here the unit is Iowa state government. Federal debt is not allocated to Iowa; a state budget is not the federal budget.

State debt outstanding$8.06BFY2024 · #31 of 50 · highest first
Interest expenditure$274.7MFY2024 · #33 of 50 · highest first
Total state tax collections$12.74BFY2024 · #34 of 50 · highest first

Iowa over time

Explore Iowa readings, major events and reviewed actions on the same date scale. Iowa officeholders appear in separate lanes. National event evidence describes national context; it does not measure a Iowa effect.

Major events & context · A curated selection, including uncertain effects. Milestone dates do not establish that an event caused a Iowa change.

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Events and reviewed actionsNo saved observations in this range.Sep 1, 2005Jul 31, 2026
✦ Major events & context · 74National context · Hurricane Katrina emergency appropriations · 2005-09-08Katrina relief fundingNational context · Medicare prescription drug benefit begins · 2006-01-01Medicare Part D beginsNational context · Iraq and Afghanistan war funding assessment · 2007-07-31War funding assessmentNational context · Economic Stimulus Act tax rebates · 2008-02-132008 tax rebatesNational context · Treasury support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac · 2008-09-07Fannie / Freddie supportNational context · Great Financial Crisis and Great Recession · 2008-09-15Great Financial CrisisNational context · Emergency stabilization law creates TARP · 2008-10-03TARP stabilizationNational context · Federal Reserve cuts rates close to zero · 2008-12-16Fed near-zero ratesNational context · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act · 2009-02-17Recovery ActNational context · Affordable Care Act changes health financing · 2010-03-23Health-care financing lawNational context · Tax extensions and payroll-tax relief · 2010-12-172010 tax / benefit dealNational context · Budget Control Act and debt-limit agreement · 2011-08-022011 budget agreementNational context · S&P lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2011-08-05S&P rating downgradeNational context · Fiscal-cliff tax agreement · 2013-01-02Fiscal-cliff agreementNational context · Automatic federal spending cuts begin · 2013-03-01Federal spending cutsNational context · Shutdown ends and debt limit is suspended · 2013-10-172013 funding / debt dealNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 · 2013-12-262013 budget caps dealNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 · 2015-11-022015 budget / debt dealNational context · Fed begins lifting rates after the crisis · 2015-12-16Fed rate normalizationNational context · 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act · 2017-12-222017 tax lawIowa · Iowa directs a work-based learning clearinghouse · 2018-01-29Iowa work-based learningNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 · 2018-02-092018 budget / debt dealIowa · Iowa establishes children’s mental health planning · 2018-04-23Iowa children’s mental healthIowa · Iowa establishes its rural investment initiative · 2018-07-18Iowa rural investment initiativeNational context · 2018–19 partial government shutdown · 2018-12-222018–19 funding lapseIowa · Iowa establishes a flood recovery advisory board · 2019-04-15Iowa flood recovery boardNational context · Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 · 2019-08-022019 budget / debt dealIowa · Iowa requires B20-compatible diesel vehicle procurement · 2019-12-03Iowa biodiesel procurementNational context · COVID-19 pandemic · 2020-03-11COVID-19 pandemicNational context · Emergency rate cuts and Treasury purchases · 2020-03-15Fed pandemic responseNational context · CARES Act pandemic relief · 2020-03-27CARES Act reliefIowa · Iowa establishes a pandemic recovery advisory board · 2020-06-18Iowa pandemic recovery boardNational context · Further pandemic relief and annual funding · 2020-12-27December pandemic reliefIowa · Iowa establishes a child care and workforce task force · 2021-03-10Iowa child care task forceNational context · American Rescue Plan · 2021-03-11American Rescue PlanNational context · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act · 2021-11-15Infrastructure fundingNational context · Congress raises the debt limit after two impasses · 2021-12-162021 debt-limit increaseNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2022 rate increases · 2022-03-16Fed rate increasesNational context · Semiconductor funding and investment credits · 2022-08-09CHIPS fundingNational context · PACT Act expands veterans’ benefits · 2022-08-10Veterans’ benefits expansionNational context · Inflation Reduction Act changes taxes and spending · 2022-08-16Energy / health / tax lawNational context · Student-loan cancellation cost recorded · 2022-09-30Loan-cost accountingNational context · Inflation and rates raise interest costs above forecasts · 2023-01-09Inflation / interest costsIowa · Iowa orders review of its administrative rules · 2023-01-10Iowa administrative rule reviewNational context · Fed reports suspension of Treasury payments · 2023-01-13Fed payments suspendedIowa · Iowa’s conditional rulemaking moratorium begins · 2023-02-01Iowa conditional rulemaking moratoriumNational context · Disaster tax deadlines move into the next fiscal year · 2023-02-24Disaster tax deferralsNational context · Fiscal Responsibility Act · 2023-06-032023 debt-limit agreementNational context · Fitch lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2023-08-01Fitch rating downgradeNational context · Student-loan cost reversal lowers recorded outlays · 2023-08-31Loan-cost reversalNational context · National security supplemental funding · 2024-04-24Security supplementalIowa · Iowa approves income-tax and local-finance changes · 2024-05-01Iowa tax and finance lawIowa · Iowa amends work-based learning governance and rescinds older orders · 2024-06-06Iowa executive-order amendmentsIowa · Disaster response and individual assistance in four Iowa counties · 2024-06-26Four-county Iowa disaster proclamationNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2024 rate cuts · 2024-09-182024 Fed rate cutsIowa · Iowa’s 3.8% individual income-tax rate begins · 2025-01-01Iowa 3.8% income taxIowa · Iowa begins its utility and pipeline assessment schedule · 2025-01-01Iowa utility assessmentNational context · Social Security Fairness Act becomes law · 2025-01-05Social Security benefitsNational context · Treasury begins extraordinary measures · 2025-01-21Debt-limit measuresNational context · Broad U.S. tariff announcement · 2025-04-02Tariffs / customs receiptsNational context · Moody’s lowers the U.S. sovereign credit rating · 2025-05-16Moody’s rating downgradeIowa · Iowa’s revised local levy formulas begin applying · 2025-07-01Iowa local levy formulasNational context · 2025 tax and spending reconciliation law · 2025-07-042025 tax / spending lawIowa · Iowa DOGE task force submits its advisory report · 2025-09-29Iowa DOGE report submittedNational context · 2025 federal government shutdown · 2025-10-012025 funding lapseIowa · Iowa orders security assessments and restricted procurement review · 2026-02-10Iowa security and procurementNational context · Supreme Court rejects IEEPA tariff authority · 2026-02-20Tariff authority rulingIowa · Iowa approves nuclear incentives and a university workforce fund · 2026-06-01Iowa nuclear lawIowa · Iowa approves an omnibus law with six item vetoes · 2026-06-02Iowa omnibus approvalIowa · Iowa establishes an Office of Outdoor Recreation · 2026-06-08Iowa outdoor recreation officeIowa · Iowa’s judicial-compensation framework takes effect · 2026-06-19Iowa judicial pay frameworkIowa · Iowa omnibus school, sanitation and workforce provisions take effect · 2026-07-01Iowa July provisionsIowa · Iowa establishes a Medicaid fraud advisory task force · 2026-07-01Iowa Medicaid fraud task forceIowa · Iowa’s nuclear tax incentive and workforce-fund law takes effect · 2026-07-01Iowa nuclear incentive starts● Iowa Legislature · 42● U.S. Congress · Iowa delegation · 2◆ Governor · 192■ Iowa agencies · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.2005-09-012026-07-31

25 of 25 reviewed Iowa actions match · 23 date markers shown. 74 major events shown separately.

How major events are selected

The timeline combines the corresponding national fact’s reviewed event catalog, labeled National context, with individually reviewed state milestones. State events use primary sources and distinguish signing, effective and filing dates. Each milestone keeps its source-check date, geographical limits and evidence limits. This curated selection is not a complete history.

Date ranges affect events and actions. Action type, status and official-name search affect government records only. Events remain separate from action counts. An event after the latest observation extends context without creating a new reading.

Iowa · state comparison

State debt and interest

Compare state-government balances and interest expenditure from the same Census fiscal-year survey.

Iowa · FY2024$8.06B
Iowa rank#31among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$1.1TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

State debt outstanding

Long-term debt outstanding plus short-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states. Excludes local-government debt. Dollar ranks describe scale, not credit quality.

Compare states on the graph

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Lower value · $728.59MHigher value · $166.39BStriped: unavailable

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Iowa · $8.06BFY2024 · Rank #31 of 50, highest firstSelected state

50 states shown · scroll to explore every state. Missing values have no bar and are excluded from ranks. Bars start at zero; #1 means the highest value.

Compare Iowa with every state · 50 ranked
State debt outstanding · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$166.39B—
#2New York$120.59B—
#3Texas$70.05B—
#4Massachusetts$65.87B—
#5New Jersey$57.23B—
#6Pennsylvania$48.67B—
#7Illinois$43.38B—
#8Virginia$33.73B—
#9Connecticut$33.27B—
#10Ohio$32.29B—
#11Washington$30.62B—
#12Maryland$25.9B—
#13Michigan$25.02B—
#14Colorado$23.57B—
#15Wisconsin$22.79B—
#16Florida$20.14B—
#17Minnesota$17.03B—
#18Oregon$16.91B—
#19Louisiana$16.09B—
#20South Carolina$15.36B—
#21West Virginia$15.08B—
#22Georgia$14.05B—
#23North Carolina$13.13B—
#24Hawaii$11.72B—
#25Rhode Island$11.41B—
#26Alabama$10.99B—
#27Oklahoma$10.15B—
#28Kentucky$10.08B—
#29Tennessee$9.03B—
#30Indiana$8.52B—
#31Iowa · your comparison$8.06B—
#32Arkansas$8.05B—
#33Mississippi$7.72B—
#34New Hampshire$7.58B—
#35Kansas$7.16B—
#36New Mexico$7.12B—
#37Missouri$6.99B—
#38Arizona$6.88B—
#39Alaska$5.72B—
#40Utah$5.55B—
#41Maine$5.3B—
#42North Dakota$4.89B—
#43South Dakota$4.67B—
#44Delaware$3.69B—
#45Nebraska$3.39B—
#46Nevada$2.89B—
#47Montana$2.76B—
#48Vermont$2.67B—
#49Wyoming$1.26B—
#50Idaho$728.59M—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Iowa · state comparison

Where state revenue comes from

All measures use Census state-government records for FY2024. Categories describe collections; they do not rank statutory tax rates.

Iowa · FY2024$4.64B
Iowa rank#31among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$465.4BSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

General sales-tax collections

Census category T09.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states.

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Lower value · $0Higher value · $54.35BStriped: unavailable

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Iowa · $4.64BFY2024 · Rank #31 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare Iowa with every state · 50 ranked
General sales-tax collections · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Texas$54.35B—
#2California$53.33B—
#3Florida$40.09B—
#4Washington$22.81B—
#5New York$19.99B—
#6Ohio$16.33B—
#7Illinois$16.05B—
#8Pennsylvania$15.6B—
#9New Jersey$14.31B—
#10Tennessee$14.08B—
#11Arizona$13.16B—
#12Michigan$12.7B—
#13North Carolina$12.16B—
#14Indiana$10.96B—
#15Massachusetts$9.4B—
#16Georgia$9.01B—
#17Minnesota$8.49B—
#18Nevada$8.4B—
#19Wisconsin$7.59B—
#20Virginia$7.4B—
#21Maryland$6.85B—
#22South Carolina$6.44B—
#23Connecticut$6.23B—
#24Kentucky$5.8B—
#25Missouri$5.26B—
#26Mississippi$5.07B—
#27Arkansas$5.07B—
#28Louisiana$4.87B—
#29Hawaii$4.79B—
#30Colorado$4.67B—
#31Iowa · your comparison$4.64B—
#32Utah$4.63B—
#33Alabama$4.59B—
#34Kansas$4.33B—
#35New Mexico$4.33B—
#36Oklahoma$3.81B—
#37Idaho$3.09B—
#38Nebraska$2.97B—
#39Maine$2.35B—
#40West Virginia$1.82B—
#41South Dakota$1.68B—
#42Rhode Island$1.63B—
#43Oregon$1.34B—
#44North Dakota$1.32B—
#45Wyoming$1.01B—
#46Vermont$597.33M—
#47Alaska$0—
#47Delaware$0—
#47Montana$0—
#47New Hampshire$0—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Iowa · state comparison

Where state operating spending goes

Census categories allow consistent comparisons. These selected categories are not a breakdown of the current Iowa appropriations act.

Iowa · FY2024$10.26B
Iowa rank#29among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$1.02TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Public welfare current operations

Current operations for public welfare institutions and other public welfare, excluding capital and transfers.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states.

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Lower value · $1.09BHigher value · $156.71BStriped: unavailable

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Iowa · $10.26BFY2024 · Rank #29 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare Iowa with every state · 50 ranked
Public welfare current operations · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$156.71B—
#2New York$97.35B—
#3Texas$57.32B—
#4Illinois$41.13B—
#5Florida$40.11B—
#6Ohio$39.77B—
#7Pennsylvania$39.34B—
#8Massachusetts$34.12B—
#9North Carolina$30.64B—
#10New Jersey$28.06B—
#11Arizona$26.02B—
#12Michigan$24.37B—
#13Virginia$23.68B—
#14Minnesota$23.37B—
#15Indiana$22.93B—
#16Maryland$21.61B—
#17Kentucky$20.54B—
#18Oregon$20.47B—
#19Washington$19.6B—
#20Georgia$18.99B—
#21Louisiana$18.69B—
#22Tennessee$16.42B—
#23Wisconsin$16.26B—
#24Missouri$15.65B—
#25Oklahoma$14.57B—
#26Colorado$13.6B—
#27South Carolina$12.84B—
#28New Mexico$10.72B—
#29Iowa · your comparison$10.26B—
#30Alabama$9.73B—
#31Arkansas$8.67B—
#32Mississippi$8.08B—
#33Utah$6.91B—
#34Kansas$6.84B—
#35Nevada$6.62B—
#36West Virginia$6.24B—
#37Maine$5.7B—
#38Nebraska$4.97B—
#39Connecticut$4.88B—
#40Rhode Island$4.54B—
#41Hawaii$4.14B—
#42Delaware$3.97B—
#43Idaho$3.73B—
#44Alaska$3.27B—
#45Montana$2.89B—
#46New Hampshire$2.72B—
#47Vermont$2.69B—
#48North Dakota$2.09B—
#49South Dakota$1.95B—
#50Wyoming$1.09B—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Iowa · state comparison

State operating costs and the enacted budget

The enacted plan, spending categories and audited activity use different periods and accounting scopes; they are kept separate.

Iowa · FY2024$19.89B
Iowa rank#32among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$2.04TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Current operation expenditure

Sum of Census current-operation expenditure categories, excluding capital outlay, interest, and assistance/subsidy expenditure.

State governments only, Census level 2; amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Fiscal-year ending dates differ among states. This FY2024 comparison differs in scope and period from Iowa’s FY2027 appropriations and Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 audit shown below.

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Lower value · $4.01BHigher value · $287.03BStriped: unavailable

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Iowa · $19.89BFY2024 · Rank #32 of 50, highest firstSelected state

50 states shown · scroll to explore every state. Missing values have no bar and are excluded from ranks. Bars start at zero; #1 means the highest value.

Compare Iowa with every state · 50 ranked
Current operation expenditure · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$287.03B—
#2New York$161.37B—
#3Texas$136.18B—
#4Florida$86.61B—
#5Pennsylvania$77.15B—
#6Illinois$75.67B—
#7Ohio$66.77B—
#8New Jersey$64.53B—
#9Massachusetts$61.38B—
#10North Carolina$59.01B—
#11Michigan$57.27B—
#12Virginia$53.45B—
#13Washington$49.82B—
#14Georgia$45.19B—
#15Maryland$45.06B—
#16Oregon$41.41B—
#17Arizona$38.71B—
#18Minnesota$38.1B—
#19Indiana$37.4B—
#20Kentucky$36.94B—
#21Wisconsin$34.5B—
#22Missouri$34.43B—
#23South Carolina$32.85B—
#24Colorado$32.73B—
#25Louisiana$31.67B—
#26Tennessee$31.12B—
#27Alabama$26.99B—
#28Oklahoma$24.28B—
#29Utah$22.7B—
#30New Mexico$21.94B—
#31Connecticut$21.22B—
#32Iowa · your comparison$19.89B—
#33Kansas$18.39B—
#34Hawaii$16.62B—
#35Mississippi$16.46B—
#36Arkansas$16.28B—
#37West Virginia$13.19B—
#38Nevada$12.43B—
#39Nebraska$10.41B—
#40Maine$10.12B—
#41Delaware$9.24B—
#42Rhode Island$8.93B—
#43Alaska$8.4B—
#44Idaho$8.21B—
#45New Hampshire$7.12B—
#46Montana$6.44B—
#47Vermont$6.28B—
#48North Dakota$5.63B—
#49South Dakota$4.55B—
#50Wyoming$4.01B—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

FY2027 · Enacted after the Governor's 2026 vetoes

Enacted appropriations

$9.6B

The Iowa Legislative Services Agency's official post-session estimate of FY2027 General Fund appropriations after $1.1 million in gubernatorial vetoes. It includes enacted line-item and estimated standing appropriations but excludes $1.509 billion of appropriations from Other Funds reported separately by LSA.

Where State tax revenue comes from

FY2025 ACFR actual

Shares of the $10.949 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for Iowa's primary government. Local property taxes are outside this State-government denominator because Iowa cities, counties, schools, and other local authorities levy and collect them locally.

Personal income tax
$4.0B · 36.8%
Sales and use tax
$3.6B · 33%
Other taxes
$1.5B · 13.7%
Motor-fuel tax
$676.6M · 6.2%
Corporate income tax
$610.9M · 5.6%
Road-use tax
$508.7M · 4.6%

FY2027 General Fund appropriations by subcommittee

FY2027 enacted estimate after vetoes

The Legislative Services Agency's published subcommittee chart. Its rounded categories sum to $0.2 million less than the separately published $9.644 billion total, so FactVote displays that difference as a rounding adjustment.

Unassigned standing appropriations
$4.9B · 51.3%
Health and human services
$2.6B · 26.5%
Education
$1.0B · 10.8%
Justice system
$938.0M · 9.7%
Administration and regulation
$73.3M · 0.8%
Agriculture and natural resources
$47.3M · 0.5%
Economic development
$38.9M · 0.4%
Published-chart rounding adjustment
$0.2M · 0%

What candidates are saying

Explore statements about budgets, government spending, deficits and public debt from FactVote’s Iowa candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.

16 statements from 7 candidates

2026 Iowa Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election

2 candidates with matching statements · 7 statements

Dave Muhlbauer

4 statements

Democratic · Lieutenant Governor · IA

Budgets, spending & debt

End tax breaks for data centers : Right now, we face a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit. We shouldn’t be handing out more tax breaks for major corporations at the expense of Iowa taxpayers. These data centers are also getting huge sales tax breaks on everything inside the data center. That’s milli…

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Source topic or question: Sand–Muhlbauer Shared Ticket Platform

Candidate campaign source

End tax breaks for data centers : Right now, we face a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit. We shouldn’t be handing out more tax breaks for major corporations at the expense of Iowa taxpayers. These data centers are also getting huge sales tax breaks on everything inside the data center. That’s millions of dollars in additional revenue down the drain for our state. As governor, I will end these tax breaks and make sure we’re putting the needs of Iowa taxpayers, not major corporations, first.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 19, 2026

Dave Muhlbauer campaign source 9 ↗
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Budgets, spending & debt

Iowa is facing a budget crisis to the tune of $1.4 billion. A common-sense way to help address that would be to fully legalize adult-use cannabis in Iowa.

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Source topic or question: Sand–Muhlbauer Shared Ticket Platform

Candidate campaign source

Iowa is facing a budget crisis to the tune of $1.4 billion. A common-sense way to help address that would be to fully legalize adult-use cannabis in Iowa.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 19, 2026

Dave Muhlbauer campaign source 6 ↗
Budgets, spending & debt

End tax breaks for data centers: Right now, we face a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit. We shouldn’t be handing out more tax breaks for major corporations at the expense of Iowa taxpayers. These data centers are also getting huge sales tax breaks on everything inside the data center. That’s millio…

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Source topic or question: My Plan to Hold Big Corporations and Data Centers Accountable

Candidate campaign source

End tax breaks for data centers: Right now, we face a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit. We shouldn’t be handing out more tax breaks for major corporations at the expense of Iowa taxpayers. These data centers are also getting huge sales tax breaks on everything inside the data center. That’s millions of dollars in additional revenue down the drain for our state. As governor, I will end these tax breaks and make sure we’re putting the needs of Iowa taxpayers, not major corporations, first.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 19, 2026

Dave Muhlbauer campaign source 9 ↗
Budgets, spending & debt

Tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate and ban hedge funds and LLCs from buying up Iowa land: While we face significant budget challenges and our economy struggles, out of state interests are buying up farmland and housing while the proceeds flow out of state, leaving Iowans with fewer opportu…

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Source topic or question: Sand–Muhlbauer Shared Ticket Platform

Candidate campaign source

Tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate and ban hedge funds and LLCs from buying up Iowa land: While we face significant budget challenges and our economy struggles, out of state interests are buying up farmland and housing while the proceeds flow out of state, leaving Iowans with fewer opportunities. For the last ten years, state government insiders have given tax breaks to out-of-state corporations while Iowans have gotten the short end of the stick. Iowa should belong to Iowans, and as governor, I would tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate and ban hedge funds and LLCs from buying up too much Iowa land.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 19, 2026

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Rob Sand

3 statements

Democratic · Governor · IA

Budgets, spending & debt

Tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate and ban hedge funds and LLCs from buying up Iowa land: While we face significant budget challenges and our economy struggles, out of state interests are buying up farmland and housing while the proceeds flow out of state, leaving Iowans with fewer opportu…

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Source topic or question: Housing affordability

Candidate campaign source

Tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate and ban hedge funds and LLCs from buying up Iowa land: While we face significant budget challenges and our economy struggles, out of state interests are buying up farmland and housing while the proceeds flow out of state, leaving Iowans with fewer opportunities. For the last ten years, state government insiders have given tax breaks to out-of-state corporations while Iowans have gotten the short end of the stick. Iowa should belong to Iowans, and as governor, I would tax out-of-state landowners at a higher rate and ban hedge funds and LLCs from buying up too much Iowa land.

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Budgets, spending & debt

End tax breaks for data centers: Right now, we face a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit. We shouldn’t be handing out more tax breaks for major corporations at the expense of Iowa taxpayers. These data centers are also getting huge sales tax breaks on everything inside the data center. That’s millio…

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Source topic or question: Energy and utilities

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End tax breaks for data centers: Right now, we face a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit. We shouldn’t be handing out more tax breaks for major corporations at the expense of Iowa taxpayers. These data centers are also getting huge sales tax breaks on everything inside the data center. That’s millions of dollars in additional revenue down the drain for our state. As governor, I will end these tax breaks and make sure we’re putting the needs of Iowa taxpayers, not major corporations, first.

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Budgets, spending & debt

Iowa is facing a budget crisis to the tune of $1.4 billion. A common-sense way to help address that would be to fully legalize adult-use cannabis in Iowa.

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Source topic or question: Cannabis and drug policy

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Iowa is facing a budget crisis to the tune of $1.4 billion. A common-sense way to help address that would be to fully legalize adult-use cannabis in Iowa.

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2026 Iowa U.S. House — District 1 — General Election

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Christina Bohannan

2 statements

Democratic · U.S. House District 1 · IA

Budgets, spending & debt

Ban pay to all Members of Congress, Executive Branch Members, and their staff during shutdowns, with all such income used to pay down the national debt

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Source topic or question: Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Ban pay to all Members of Congress, Executive Branch Members, and their staff during shutdowns, with all such income used to pay down the national debt

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Ban personal use of Congressional office budgets

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Source topic or question: Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Ban personal use of Congressional office budgets

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2026 Iowa U.S. House — District 2 — General Election

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Joe Mitchell

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Republican · U.S. House District 2 · IA

Budgets, spending & debt

Joe Mitchell has a proven conservative record of fighting for Iowa values. As Iowa's Congressman, he will be a strong voice for fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, and growth that keeps our small towns alive. Joe will stand up for family farmers, protect the right to life, and defend the Second Amen…

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Source topic or question: Economy, agriculture, and constitutional rights

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Joe Mitchell has a proven conservative record of fighting for Iowa values. As Iowa's Congressman, he will be a strong voice for fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, and growth that keeps our small towns alive. Joe will stand up for family farmers, protect the right to life, and defend the Second Amendment. Above all, he will never back down from fighting for freedom—so the next generation can live, work, and raise families right here in Iowa.

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How statements are selected

This section matches specific budgets, government spending, deficits and public debt terms in retained, attributed source text from published Iowa candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.

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Iowa incumbents

What incumbents are proposing

Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Iowa legislators and Iowa’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Iowa’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley

U.S. Senate, Iowa · R–IA

1 proposal
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U.S. Congress · Iowa delegation · S 560

EAGLES Act of 2025

Feb 13, 2025 · In Congress

Sen. Chuck Grassley · Sponsored

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S 560 would expand the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center functions for research, training, consultation and information sharing to prevent targeted violence, including a school-violence program. Targeted assaults overlap a subset of violent offenses; the relationship does not equate every threat with a reported violent crime. The proposed section ends September 30, 2030, and its funds may not be used for firearms-use training.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. No enactment of this bill is recorded at the review cutoff.

Why this record is included

The fact measures reported violent offenses per 100,000 people, with incomplete and varying agency coverage. FBI violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Prevention, reporting or a specified offense concerns one component; this is distinct from homicide mortality, nonviolent offenses and all unreported crime. The center’s functions concern prevention of targeted violence, including school violence. Only overlapping violent offenses relate to the FBI crime measure; research, training and threats are not themselves counted crimes. This connection does not establish causation or a change in the earlier measured value.

Retained Iowa evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

3056B.Functions of the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service(a)In generalThere is established a National Threat Assessment Center (in this section referred to as the Center), to be operated by the United States Secret Service, at the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security.(b)FunctionsThe functions of the Center shall include the following:(1)Training and education in the area of best practices on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence.(2)Consultation on complex threat assessment cases and programs.(3)Research on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence, consistent with evidence-based standards and existing laws and regulations.(4)Facilitation of information sharing on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence among agencies and organizations with protective or public safety responsibilities, as well as other public or private entities.(5)Development of evidence-based programs to promote the standardization of Federal, State, and local threat assessments and best practices for the prevention of targeted violence.(c)Safe school initiativeIn carrying out the functions described in subsection (b), the Center shall establish a national program on targeted school violence prevention, focusing on the following activities:(1)ResearchThe Center shall—(A)conduct research into targeted school violence and evidence-based practices in targeted school violence prevention, including school threat assessment; and(B)publish the findings of the Center on the public website of the United States Secret Service and on the School Safety Clearinghouse website, known as www.SchoolSafety.gov.(2)Training(A)In generalThe Center shall develop and offer training courses on targeted school violence prevention to agencies with protective or public safety responsibilities and other public or private entities, including local educational agencies.(B)PlanNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Center shall establish a plan to offer its training and other educational resources to public or private entities within each State.(3)Coordination with other Federal agenciesThe Center shall develop research and training programs under this section in coordination with the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services.(4)Consultation with entities outside the Federal GovernmentThe Center is authorized to consult with State and local educational, law enforcement, and mental health officials and private entities in the development of research and training programs under this section.(5)Interactive websiteThe Center may create an interactive website to disseminate information and data on evidence-based practices in targeted school violence prevention.(d)Hiring of additional personnelThe Director of the United States Secret Service may hire additional personnel to comply with the requirements of this section, which, if the Director exercises such authority, shall include—(1)at least 1 employee with expertise in child psychological development; and(2)at least 1 employee with expertise in school threat assessment. (e)Report to CongressNot later than two years after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Education and Workforce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on actions taken by the United States Secret Service to implement provisions of this section, which shall include information relating to the following:(1)The number of employees hired (on a full-time equivalent basis).(2)The number of individuals in each State trained in threat assessment.(3)The number of school districts in each State trained in school threat assessment or targeted school violence prevention.(4)Information on Federal, State, and local agencies trained or otherwise assisted by the Center.(5)A formal evaluation indicating whether the training and other assistance provided by the Center is effective.(6)A formal evaluation indicating whether the training and other assistance provided by the Center was implemented by the school.(7)A summary of the Center’s research activities and findings.(8)A strategic plan for disseminating the Center’s educational and training resources to each State.(f)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.(g)No funds To provide firearms trainingAmounts made available to carry out this section may not be used to train any person in the use of a firearm.(h)No effect on other lawsNothing in this section may be construed to preclude or contradict any other provision of law authorizing training in the use of firearms.(i)TerminationThis section shall terminate on September 30, 2030.(j)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Evidence-basedThe term evidence-based means—(A)strong evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental study;(B)moderate evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or(C)promising evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical controls for selection bias.(2)Local educational agencyThe term local educational agency has the meaning given such term under section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).(3)StateThe term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands..
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Sen. Joni Ernst

U.S. Senate, Iowa · R–IA

1 proposal
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U.S. Congress · Iowa delegation · S 1091

Rural Housing Accessibility Act

Mar 24, 2025 · In Congress

Sen. Joni Ernst · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

S 1091 would require a receiving public housing agency using less than 95 percent of its available budget authority to absorb a portable housing voucher or bill the originating agency for no more than twelve months. This concerns administration and continuity of rental assistance.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. No enactment of this bill is recorded at the review cutoff.

Why this record is included

Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set Iowa’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Iowa evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(23)Portability of vouchers(A)DefinitionsIn this paragraph—(i)the term covered public housing agency means a public housing agency that, in a given fiscal year, utilizes less than 95 percent of the budget authority available to the public housing agency; (ii)the term initial public housing agency has the meaning given the term initial PHA in section 982.4 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and (iii)the term portable family means a family holding a voucher under this subsection that seeks to rent a dwelling unit outside of the jurisdiction of the initial public housing agency.(B)RequirementA covered public housing agency that has jurisdiction over the area in which a portable family is seeking to use the voucher received from an initial public housing agency—(i)shall notify the initial public housing agency whether the covered public housing agency will—(I)absorb the voucher by using funds of the covered public housing agency; or(II)bill the initial public housing agency for a period of not more than 12 months;(ii)shall make assistance payments to the portable family under an annual contributions contract entered into between the covered public housing agency and the Secretary; and(iii)may not bill the initial public housing agency for the assistance payments described in clause (ii) for a period of more than 12 months beginning on the effective date of the initial billing..
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What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us

Only current Iowa officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.

Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a Iowa statistic. Collection reviewed Oct 6, 2026.