The following is from Senator Joe Bolkcom from his weekly Networker : Angry Tea Party – What’s in that Tea? Who isn’t mad as hell about how...

Local economies thrive on property and sales tax dollars and economic development is part of the foundation for both. In Iowa City, economic...

If I were to tell you that I had an idea that would help out you and 95% of other people and would only negatively affect 5% of the people w...

FactCheck demystifies another of John McCain's erroneous campaign ads. There He Goes Again September 18, 2008 McCain ad misrepresents Ob...

This is the graphic I've been waiting to see, a side-by-side comparison of the income tax plans proposed by camps McCain and Obama (Than...

Mark Morford is columnist in San Francisco and he writes with delicate sensibilities that Iowans are accustomed to...hats off to Larry Baker...

FactCheck has this to say about tax cuts. What it says in a nutshell is that tax cuts don't work, at least not one's that we get......

This article doesn't do justice to Edwards' plans to help the poor, but does mention some of his ideas to help both the middle class...

As recently pointed out on this blog, TIF as a tool, needs tweaking , but so do property taxes. Iowa has a tax structure that is not seen as...

The Des Moines Register yesterday posted the latest poll results showing John Edwards and Mitt Romney ahead in Iowa according to 801 prospec...

Despite of several inches of snow falling in Johnson county and a 15.9% total voter turnout, the SILO tax passed in Johnson County by over a...

In my part of Iowa there is an election on Feb. 13th to decide whether an additional 1% sales tax will be invoked. The best way to decide wh...