Transparency? Just the Opposite on the Gas-Tax Campaign!
Had proponents of the gas-tax increase listed these uses of the money generated, it is highly unlikely the bill would have passed the Iowa General Assembly.
Iowa Legislature Votes to Raise Gas Tax, Branstad Signs
The Iowa Legislature passed an increase in Iowa’s gas tax which includes a 10 cent increase for the excise tax on motor fuel that increased the tax by 40%.
Speaker of the Iowa House Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) has much to explain to his caucus and Iowans for actions he took to push a gas tax increase on Iowans.
Brad Zaun: I have filed a bill which would take 4 percent (estimated at $280 million) annually from the general revenue stream for the Road Use Tax Fund.
Drew Klein: Iowa doesn’t need to raise the gas tax to pay for transportation infrastructure repair. It’s priority which should come out of existing revenue.
Transportation Infrastruture Revenue is Hidden in Plain Sight
Ann Trimble-Ray: We have an obligation as citizens to invest in the infrastructure which supports and drives our economy to do so we must raise more revenue.
State Senator Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) provides a snapshot of week one in the Iowa Senate and the priorities she will be working on for her constituents.