A former Republican legislator from Marion has been appointed to the Iowa Utilities Board by Gov. Terry Branstad. Nick Wagner, who lost a re-election bid in 2012, has been appointed to the Iowa Utilities Board, a fulltime position with a pay range of $84,240 to $128,290 per year. Wagner, 39, said the combination of his [...]
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The results from Tuesday’s election aren’t quite final yet, and one northeast Iowa race looks headed for a recount. “The number has moved fairly strongly in my favor, but I don’t know what the current margin is,” said John Beard, the Democratic candidate in state Senate District 28. “It’s a very, very close race, and [...]
continue »Gazette Editorial Board – DISTRICT 66 Renee Schulte State Rep. Renee Schulte, R-Cedar Rapids, played a prominent role in guiding a complex, bipartisan bill reforming Iowa’s mental health system through a divided Legislature that saw few such accomplishments. We believe Schulte should be returned to the Statehouse to finish that job, and to continue to [...]
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MARION – A key legislator in state budget discussions and his challenger presented opposing views on how best to make use of Iowa’s best financial position in years. Rep. Nick Wagner, R-Marion, who is in line to lead the House Appropriations Committee that crafts budgets, called for returning surplus funds to Iowa taxpayers. His Democratic [...]
continue »RESEARCH They say timing is everything. That seems to be the case in the Iowa House 68 race where Democratic challenger Daniel Lundby has attacked incumbent Rep. Nick Wagner, R-Marion, for votes on school funding and property taxes. Lundby alleges Wagner “opposed commercial property tax reductions for Marion local independent and small businesses.” [...]
continue »MARION — The Marion Chamber of Commerce will host a legislative forum at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Council Chambers of Marion City Hall at 1225 Sixth Avenue. State Sen. Liz Mathis, State Rep. Nick Wagner and State Rep. Kraig Paulsen will be on hand to answer questions and give a brief summary of upcoming [...]
continue »Gazette Editorial Board — It’s the sweetheart deal that keeps growing. Now an independent analysis says the incentives Coralville is using to lure Von Maur department store to the Iowa River Landing development are worth close to $16 million. Coralville leaders say it’s money well spent to anchor the Iowa River Landing development and spur [...]
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CORALVILLE — The city of Coralville’s use of tax increment financing to entice the Von Maur department store chain to its Iowa River Landing development may prompt a review of an Iowa law. State Rep. Nick Wagner, chair of the House Local Government Committee, said he’s deeply concerned about the way tax increment financing [...]
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MARION – The son of a former Senate GOP leader is planning to run for the Iowa House – as a Democrat. Daniel Lundby, the son of the late Sen. Mary Lundby, R-Marion, will challenge Rep. Nick Wagner, R-Marion, in the 2012 election, according to Iowa Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Des Moines. “My mother believed [...]
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The third-longest legislative session in Iowa’s history ended Thursday, when lawmakers passed a two-year, $6 billion budget. A stalemate over education, property taxes, and health care threatened to derail negotiations completely. And some Eastern Iowa lawmakers are not completely satisfied. “For the first time in Iowa’s history, we’re not having any allowable growth for our [...]
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