GOP property tax plan may fall into one-size-fits-all trap

By: Ed Tibbetts

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 986

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve listened to conservative politicians complain about one-size-fits-all laws and regulations.

Usually, it’s in the context of the federal government. Often, the complainers are at the state level who say Washington, D.C., shouldn’t infringe upon the so-called “laboratories of democracy.”

Now, Republicans in the Iowa Statehouse may violate their own rule. They may pass a big property tax cut this year with a very bad feature: A …

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