House Republicans have sent the governor a tax plan that ensures another round of income tax cuts go into effect in 2023. It gets rid of the state inheritance tax AND it shifts the responsibility for funding for mental health services from counties to the state. Nine Democrats joined 55 Republicans to pass the bill. Representative Timi  Brown-Powers, from Waterloo, was not one of them.

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds took to Twitter last night, calling the bill a win for Iowans. She says it will fully implement tax cuts approved in 2018 and address other priorities like providing equitable state funding of Iowa’s mental health system.