Local Leaders Warn Iowa GOP Property Tax Plans Could Squeeze Services as Cost Rise

Local leaders warn Iowa GOP property tax plans could squeeze services as cost rise

Both the House Republican proposal and Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan advanced Thursday on party lines to the full tax policy House Ways & Means Committee for further discussion.

Iowa Capitol hearings on property tax plans

Governor Kim Reynolds says she is open to everything when it comes to settling on a proposal to set new limits on property tax growth. The governor and Republican leaders in the House and Senate have all announced their own property tax proposals this month. “Nobody should be drawing lines in the sand right now,” […]

Iowa groups still undecided as House GOP, governor property tax plans advance

House Republicans are moving forward with property tax relief, holding two subcommittee hearings back to back, allowing Iowans to provide feedback on their prop

Local government officials raise concerns about revenue cap in property tax bills

Iowa Reps. David Young, Carter Nordman and Larry McBurney, from left, as well as Reps. Jane Bloomingdale and Aime Wichtendahl, listened to lobbyists speaking on House Republicans and the governor's property tax proposals in subcommittee meetings Jan. 29, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Though lawmakers at the Iowa Capitol are still far from reaching a consensus on property tax legislation, House lawmakers heard from lobbyists …

Property tax debate continues at Capitol

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says she is open to everything when it comes to settling on a proposal to set new limits on property tax growth. The governor and Republican leaders in the House and Senate have all announced their own property tax proposals this month. “Nobody should be drawing lines in the sand right now,” Reynolds said. “Everybody should be looking for common areas that we have — have that be the foundation to start from. …