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Will Iowans vote this fall to raise the state sales tax?

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By Ed Tibbetts 
| The Hawk Eye
Here’s the reality: This fall, Iowans will vote on whether to raise the state’s sales tax. The special interests proposing a new change to the Iowa Constitution won’t tell you that, but it’s true. Technically, they’ve put a proposal on the ballot this November to make it almost impossible to raise income and corporate taxes by requiring a 2/3 super-majority in the state Legislature. Some might see this as a defense against politicians raising your taxes, but it’s not.
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Will Iowans vote this fall to raise the state sales tax?

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By Ed Tibbetts 
| Clinton Herald
Here’s the reality: This fall, Iowans will vote on whether to raise the state’s sales tax. The special interests proposing a new change to the Iowa Constitution won’t tell you that, but it’s true. kAm%649?:42==J[ E96J’G6 AFE 2 AC@A@D2= @? E96 32==@E E9:D }@G6>36C E@ >2<6 :E 2=>@DE :>A@DD:3=6 E@ C2:D6 :?4@>6 2?5 4@CA@C2E6 E2I6D 3J C6BF:C:?8 2 a^b DFA6C\>2;@C:EJ :?
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Making America great the Iowa way

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By Ed Tibbetts 
| The Hawk Eye
It’s a strange way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, but Republicans in the Iowa Legislature figure the best way to mark the anniversary of the world’s beacon for freedom is to force college students into one of their ideological indoctrination camps. Gov.
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