The Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) said this week that it "applauds Congress" for ending the 118th Congress' legislative session without passing the "Credit Card Competition Act of 2023" (CCCA), a bill that is opposed by the Iowa Bankers Association (IBA) and Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL).
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Hawkeye Reporter shows that Iowa is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.
A group of financial organizations including the American Bankers Association, Electronic Payments Coalition, Consumer Bankers Association, and others, sent a joint letter to U.S. Sen. Charles Ernest "Chuck" Grassley and other members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in opposition of the proposed Credit Card Competition Act.
Iowa collected $292 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
The second quarter of 2024 brought in $967 million in individual income tax revenue for Iowa, a 2.2% increase from the first quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Iowa collected $292 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Iowa collected $304 million in license taxes during the first quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.