
Collective Bargaining
Public Sector Health Plans Are Costly for TaxpayersIn Iowa, state law (Chapter 20) provides that public salaries, health....
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Education
Asking the right questionsSuppose you set up an automatic withdrawal from your checking account....
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Local Government
What’s a PPEL?The renewal of the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (“PPEL”) is....
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Property Taxes
Tracking Tax TransparencyAs fall approaches and local governments in central Iowa begin to....
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Public Transportation
DART Update 2016: A Property Tax Funded AmenityFor the last two years we’ve looked at DART’s financials, and....
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Regional Water
Kudos to Local Water LeadersA small group of central Iowa water utilities (Des Moines Water....
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