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Dollars and Cents Setting Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session January 2021 DOLLARS AND CENTS SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION Jack Whitver, Senate majority leader and Jake Chapman, Senate president. Photo by Duane Tinkey A CUSTOM PUBLICATION FOR ABI IOWA ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IOWA RELIABLE SERVICE RELIABLE RELATIONSHIPS Your restaurant can rely on Grinnell Mutual for specialized coverages and outstanding claims handling. That’s how we build relationships that last. Trust in Tomorrow.® Learn more today. AUTO | HOME | FARM | BUSINESS January 2021 January | | IOWA grinnellmutual.com “Trust in Tomorrow.” and the “Grinnell Mutual” are registered trademarks of Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. © Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, 2021. Business Record Business Record 2 A CUSTOM PUBLICATION FOR ABI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A VIEW FROM THE TOP JANUARY 2021 A Look Ahead at the Iowa Legislature VOLUME 11 | NUMBER 1 January is a key month for most businesses. gressive programming to bring value to your While it may or may not be the start of a fiscal business and to your bottom line. Just as impor- year, the beginning of a new year on the calen- tantly, you will see even more great things from dar always brings opportunities to move your the ABI Foundation. business forward. One thing you can expect is a fabulous 2021 That is also true at ABI. We are excited about Taking Care of Business Conference, ABI's 118th the year ahead as ABI continues to move forward. annual convention. The conference will be held In 2021, you will see ABI continue its award-win- June 8-10 in Coralville/Iowa City, and you will ning public policy work. 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Chapman, Senate majorityleaderand Jake Senate Jack Whitver, Photo by DuaneTinkey by Photo January 2021 January | | IOWA Business Record Business Record A CUSTOM PUBLICATION FOR ABI DOLLARS AND CENTS SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY GIGI WOOD Lawmakers are back at the state Capitol this month for the start of the 89th Iowa General Assembly. The session will have a different look to it this year, as Our goal as a caucus AND INDUSTRY OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IOWA some will be donning face masks and others will be working remotely to protect one another from the COVID-19 pandemic. While it may have a different coun- tenance, many of the issues remain the same. has always been to Senate Republican leaders recently shared their priorities for the session. For the most part, they expect to be tackling issues they’ve faced in the past, ranging pass policies to make from workforce development to tax reform. Above all, their interests remain the same as years before: keeping Iowa’s business environment competitive. “Our goal as a caucus has always been to pass policies to make our state at- our state attractive for tractive for businesses,” said Jack Whitver, Senate majority leader. “We have also worked to bring more people into the workforce and to help them obtain the skills necessary to fill the jobs openings in Iowa. We intend to continue to imple- businesses... ment those policies in 2021.” — Jack Whitver, Senate majority leader Top issues Budget and tax reform Iowa’s low unemployment numbers were the envy of other states, and Senate leaders said conservative spending and keeping the tax rate low are of Republican senators aim to help workers and businesses return to pre-COVID particular interest this year. prosperity, Whitver said. “The Iowa Senate will continue to work to provide consistency and stability “Our goal this legislative session is going to be helping Iowans back to work in the state budget,” Whitver said. “It won’t spend more than it takes in and will and getting our state back on track to be the best state in the country to live and ensure that fiscal promises are kept. The Senate will also work to reduce the tax work,” Whitver said. “Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus, Iowa had one of rates on working Iowans. Iowa remains one of the states with the highest income the lowest unemployment rates in the country, wages were rising, and more job tax rates in the country. Making Iowa more competitive with the states around us openings existed than Iowans looking for work. Recent unemployment numbers will improve the ability for Iowa businesses to compete at home and abroad.” are among the best in the country, but more work remains to be done to restore Tax reform needs to continue to be at the forefront this session, Chapman the economy and improve career opportunities for all Iowans.” said. He pointed out how businesses in northwest Iowa have moved to South Senate President Jake Chapman said the pandemic will indirectly play a role Dakota to benefit from its no personal income tax and low sales tax rate. in legislative priorities as lawmakers work to put the economy back on track. “I've been a huge advocate for significantly [reducing] and ultimately elimi- “We are still strong economically; Iowa was recognized as being the best nating income tax in the state of Iowa, both on the corporate and individual state to weather COVID-19 financially because of the budgetary practices we had side,” Chapman said.
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