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Iowa earns praise for fiscal restraint as it prioritizes health and education spending
(The Center Square) – State spending is up in Iowa, even as lawmakers have embraced fiscal responsibility recently. The Common Sense Institute observed how Iowa's state budget has changed over the past 25 years -- from Fiscal Year 2000 to Fiscal Year 2025. The report found that Iowa has continually grown. It is now spending 11.21% more per resident than it did 25 years ago when adjusted for inflation; that...
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