Iowa
House Democrats propose bills to lower costs
DES MOINES — Iowa Home Democrats launched a bundle of proposals Wednesday supposed to decrease prices for Iowans — together with rising the kid care tax credit score and freezing tuition at Iowa’s public universities — as lawmakers set their sights on creating subsequent yr’s state finances.
The payments, which haven’t but been filed, are a part of Home Democrats’ “Folks Over Politics” legislative agenda they proposed originally of the legislative session. Home Democrats beforehand launched payments to legalize leisure hashish and constitutionally shield abortion rights.
“Whereas we acknowledge the state Legislature can’t management all of the ups and downs of the nationwide economic system, we are able to take motion to assist decrease prices for Iowa households and cut back the dwelling bills for on a regular basis Iowans,” Home Democratic chief Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights advised reporters Wednesday.
With Republicans holding an agenda-setting majority within the Home, the proposed payments will go nowhere with out assist from Republican leaders. A spokesperson for Home Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Throughout 5 payments and a finances modification, the proposals would:
• Present a baby care tax credit score to households incomes underneath $250,000 on a sliding scale, and improve the revenue threshold for state youngster care help
• Require medical insurance suppliers to cap insulin prices for all Iowans at $25
• Renew the Iowa Photo voltaic Tax Credit score program and supply help to offset vitality prices
• Require the labor commissioner to position a excessive precedence on investigating wage theft and permit the commissioner to analyze employers and not using a formal criticism
• Create a tax credit score program for reasonably priced housing models, increase the first-time house financial savings account and create neighborhood grant program for owners to make enhancements to their houses
• Freeze tuition at Iowa’s public universities and neighborhood faculties
Konfrst stated she hopes Republicans can assist the proposals as lawmakers work on a proposed finances, arguing they’re backed by a majority of Iowans.
“We need to have conversations with our colleagues in management, our colleagues throughout the aisle, to remind them that our job right here is to work for on a regular basis Iowans and to do the work that Iowans requested us to do,” she stated.
Youngster care
One of many proposals would improve the state youngster care tax credit score, permitting taxpayers with an revenue of as much as $250,000 to offset a portion of their youngster care prices by way of a tax credit score. The revenue restrict for state youngster care help would additionally improve.
The invoice would supply grants to individuals who begin new youngster care services or to increase current ones, and permit small companies to obtain a tax credit score for offering youngster care to their workers.
“Practically 1 / 4 of our state’s residents are estimated to stay in a baby care desert,” stated Rep. Molly Buck, D-Ankeny. “Whereas the annual price of kid care might be greater than tuition at one among our public universities, and greater than month-to-month hire or mortgage for most individuals.”
Wage theft
One other invoice would give the Iowa labor commissioner extra energy to analyze situations of employers not paying truthful wages.
Underneath the invoice, the labor commissioner would be capable to examine employers’ data and payrolls with out having a proper criticism.
Frequent Good Iowa, a liberal coverage analysis group, launched a report final yr that estimated greater than $900 million is being withheld yearly from workers by way of so-called wage theft — practices like withholding wages, ideas and extra time pay.
“A number of of us don’t need to file these complaints as a result of they don’t need to lose their job,” Konfrst stated. “So we need to make it possible for the labor commissioner is on the market looking for staff as they’re presupposed to.”
Freeze tuition
Home Democrats additionally known as for freezing tuition at Iowa’s three public universities and 15 neighborhood faculties whereas rising the quantity of state funding for increased training establishments.
On the College of Iowa, Iowa State College and the College of Northern Iowa, in-state tuition and charges ranged between $9,400 and $10,400 for the 2022-2023 college yr, a rise of about 4.4 p.c from final yr.
“Let’s give households a break,” Konfrst stated. “And let’s make it possible for the Legislature does our job to totally fund our area’s establishments and our neighborhood faculties.”
Iowa State women’s basketball star Emily Ryan released a video Thursday in which she discusses her battle with an eating disorder.
Ryan, a senior from Claflin, Kansas, has been one of the Big 12 Conference’s best point guards for the past few seasons. She was a first-team all-conference pick in 2022, and a second-team selection in 2023.
“By sharing my story, I hope to build awareness and provide hope to everyone else fighting an invisible battle,” Ryan said in the video.
Ryan said her sense of self-worth was dependent on Iowa State’s success and her individual performance. That led to increased time spent in the weight room in an effort to get stronger and faster. When Ryan didn’t see the results that she desired, she began to focus on her diet.
Ryan said the Iowa State medical staff expressed their concern about Ryan’s eating habits and what it was doing to her body. Ryan said she was in “complete denial” about having an eating disorder, but her health continued to worsen.
Ryan missed the first nine games of the 2023-24 season due to the eating disorder. When she returned, she said, “off the court I was really struggling. By the end of the season, I was physically and mentally hanging on by a thread.”
During the offseason, Ryan spent 88 days at a treatment center in Denver.
“It took a long time but I finally came to the understanding that being sick wasn’t my fault, and eating disorders are real, complex illnesses,” she said.
How to get help
For resources on disordered eating, call the National Eating Disorders Helpline at 800-931-2237 or text NEDA to 741741.
It was an important date around the state for volleyball teams in Iowa, as the latest rankings were released and regional pairings in all five classes were revealed.
The two come into play once regionals reach the championship round, as the higher-ranked team will serve as the host for those games.
All five No. 1 squads remained the same, as Ankeny Centennial (Class 5A), Cedar Rapids Xavier (4A), Mount Vernon (3A), Denver (2A) and Ankeny Christian (1A) held serve.
New teams to the Top-15 include Iowa City West in 5A, Ballard in 4A, Wapsie Valley in 2A and Stanton in 1A. The entire 3A poll remained the same while Sidney made one of the biggest climbs, moving to ninth from 12th in 1A.
Regional play for 1A and 2A begins Oct. 21 with 3A, 4A and 5A starting Oct. 22. The state tournament is scheduled for Nov. 4-7 in Coralville from the Xtream Arena. Complete regional pairings can be found on Bound.
Class 5A
1. Ankeny Centennial; 2. Pleasant Valley; 3. Ankeny; 4. West Des Moines Dowling; 5. Indianola; 6. Waukee Northwest; 7. Cedar Falls; 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie; 9. Waukee; 10. Iowa City Liberty; 11. West Des Moines Valley; 12. Sioux City East; 13. Iowa City West; 14. Iowa City High; 15. Linn-Mar.
Class 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier; 2. Sioux City Bishop Heelan; 3. North Scott; 4. Clear Creek-Amana; 5. Lewis Central; 6. Pella; 7. Glenwood; 8. Carlisle; 9. Marion; 10. Adel-ADM; 11. Norwalk; 12. Sergeant Bluff-Luton; 13. MOC-Floyd Valley; 14. Ballard; 15. Grinnell.
Class 3A
1. Mount Vernon; 2. Western Christian; 3. West Delaware; 4. Dubuque Wahlert; 5. Davenport Assumption; 6. Sioux Center; 7. Carroll Kuemper; 8. Mid-Prairie; 9. Cherokee; 10. Wilton; 11. Solon; 12. Anamosa; 13. Roland-Story; 14. Clarinda; 15. Nevada.
Class 2A
1. Denver; 2. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont; 3. Dyersville Beckman; 4. Dike-New Hartford; 5. Aplington-Parkersburg; 6. South Hardin; 7. Boyden-Hull; 8. Pella Christian; 9. Iowa City Regina; 10. Hinton; 11. Grundy Center; 12. Sumner-Fredericksburg; 13. Wapsie Valley; 14. West Burlington; 15. Shenandoah.
Class 1A
1. Ankeny Christian; 2. Holy Trinity; 3. Saint Ansgar; 4. Riverside; 5. BCLUW; 6. Janesville; 7. North Tama; 8. Don Bosco; 9. Sidney; 10. River Valley; 11. Akron-Westfield; 12. Stanton; 13. Fremont-Mills; 14. Southwest Valley; 15. Gladbrook-Reinbeck.
Week 6 of the 2024 Iowa high school football season has wrapped up, and High School on SI is continuing its weekly computer rankings for the season.
The Dowling Maroons kept their top five placing in this week’s 5A Iowa computer rankings after a thrilling 41-35 victory over Ankeny Centennial. They face a strong Urbandale team on Friday, to keep their momentum going.
The top of the 5A computer rankings stay the same this week as the Bettendorf Bulldogs take home another win, this time defeating Kennedy 33-14. The Bulldogs look forward to Friday, where they will travel to Davenport Central in hopes to hold their place in the standings.
SBLive’s formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.
- FAQ: SBLive High School Football Computer Rankings
Here are SBLive’s latest Iowa football computer rankings, as of Oct. 7, 2024:
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMPUTER RANKINGS
CLASS 5A | CLASS 4A
CLASS 3A | CLASS 2A
CLASS 1A | CLASS A
CLASS 8 MAN
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