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News from July 2023

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Who made the biggest political contributions in Iowa during week ending July 22?

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 23, 2023

The top 10 political contributions made during the week ending July 22 can be found here.

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Iowa collected $190.4 million in tobacco products sales tax in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 22, 2023

Of the $12.9 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2022, 1.5 percent, or $190.4 million, came from tobacco products sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Iowa collected 8.4% more in corporate net income taxes in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 22, 2023

Of the $12.9 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2022, $860.2 million came from corporations net income taxes, an 8.4 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Iowa ranks 28th in the U.S. for the most tobacco products sales tax paid in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 22, 2023

In 2022, Iowa collected $190,402,000 in tobacco products sales tax, ranking it 28th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Accountability at Federal Prisons

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 22, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and eight of his bipartisan colleagues in introducing legislation to bring greater accountability to our nation’s federal prisons.

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Bipartisan Bill Protects American Agriculture Interests in Foreign Acquisitions

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 22, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), reintroduced legislation to protect U.S. agricultural interests facing foreign acquisition.

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Iowa collected $129.8 million in other taxes in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 21, 2023

Of the $12.9 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2022, 1 percent, or $129.8 million, came from other taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Iowa collected $373.5 million in amusements sales tax in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 21, 2023

Of the $12.9 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2022, 2.9 percent, or $373.5 million, came from amusements sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Iowa ranks 21st in the U.S. for the most public utilities sales tax paid in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 21, 2023

In 2022, Iowa collected $71,453,000 in public utilities sales tax, ranking it 21st in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Iowa collected 10.1% more in amusements sales tax in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 21, 2023

Of the $12.9 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2022, $373.5 million came from amusements sales tax, a 10.1 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Grassley Joins Hinson, Colleagues to Help Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 21, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) partnered with a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to introduce the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act. Other sponsors include Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.).

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Bipartisan Bill Improves Access to Exec Branch Ethics Records

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 21, 2023

New government accountability legislation authored by Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) would improve access to executive branch ethics records that are often shrouded by layers of bureaucracy. The Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act establishes a new searchable database to house personnel ethics waivers, recusals and disclosures that must be publicly available under current law, but, are difficult to locate or obtain in practice.

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Iowa ranks 13th in the U.S. for the most pari-mutuels sales tax paid in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2023

In 2022, Iowa collected $3,947,000 in pari-mutuels sales tax, ranking it 13th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Average VA IRRRL Loan amount in Iowa increases from 2021 to 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2023

The average VA IRRRL Loan amount for Iowa in 2022 was $248,176, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Iowa collected $860.2 million in corporate net income taxes in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2023

Of the $12.9 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2022, 6.7 percent, or $860.2 million, came from corporations net income taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Iowa collected $5.8 billion in income taxes in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2023

Of the $12.9 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2022, 45.2 percent, or $5.8 billion, came from income taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Bipartisan Senators Meet with HRSA, CMS Officials to Discuss Organ Transplant Modernization and Reform

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 20, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and committee members Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) today issued a statement following a Senate Finance roundtable with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson and officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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In Meeting with Administration Officials, Grassley Hammers Home the Need for Modernization of Organ Transplant System

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 20, 2023

Building on a nearly two decades-long push to conduct oversight of the U.S. organ procurement and transplant system, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke with administration officials during a bipartisan Senate Finance roundtable regarding modernization of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).

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Iowa collected 2% more in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2023

Of the $12.9 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2022, $3.9 million came from pari-mutuels sales tax, a 2 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Iowa during week ending July 8

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa in the week ending July 8, making up less than 1.8% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.