When the legislature returns to Des Moines in 2026, one issue will cut across every community and every income level: ...

Don't forget, Iowa property taxes are due in September. And, property taxes in Iowa are some of the highest rates in the nation. Before you get overwhelmed, here is everything you need to know about ...

The data is impossible to dismiss — over the last twenty years, property taxes in Iowa have more than doubled. In many ...

Individuals fill a committee room Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol to speak during a Senate subcommittee hearing on a bill to overhaul the state's property tax system. (Tom Barton/The Gazette) Buy Photo ...

DES MOINES — Local governments and business groups say they generally support getting rid of Iowa’s complicated property tax rollback system, but continue to explore the fiscal toll they would face ...

With the start of the 2026 Iowa legislative session only about a month away, state lawmakers are gearing up to return to a ...

After playing "whack-a-mole" trying to cut property taxes in the 2025 session, Iowa legislative leaders say they're ready to ...

The revamped proposal includes a $50,000 property tax exemption for every Iowa household — up from $25,000 in the original bill. It also would eliminate the state's "rollback" for residential and ...

DES MOINES — One of the largest unanswered questions facing Iowa lawmakers as they eye adjournment in the next few weeks, is what — if anything — will they do to lower property taxes. It also would ...