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House Republicans Release Budget Plans for Fiscal Year 2025
(DES MOINES) -- Today, House Republicans unveiled their proposed spending plan for the Fiscal Year 2025 state budget, setting a budget of $8.955 billion for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. This marks an increase of $402.8 million from the current fiscal year's spending level of $8.552 billion, representing a 4.71 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2024.Iowa House Appropriations Chairman Gary Mohr (R-Bettendorf) spearheaded the development of the budget targets, stating, "Iowa House Republicans have once again proposed a responsible funding plan for the...
VA provides 178.3% more home purchase loans in Iowa in Q4 2023
There were 629 VA home purchases in Iowa in the fourth quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2023, totaling $171.7 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.