You deserve accountability when it comes to how the government spends your hard-earned tax dollars. I am ready to work on true tax reform that benefits Iowa and is based on good values and principles.
Tax reform must:
• Be fair for everyday Iowans.
• Simplify Iowa’s tax code to highlight our state’s true competitiveness.
• Examine corporate tax credits.
• Be developed with everyone’s input.
• Take into account our current budget situation.
Iowans want us to make wise choices to improve our state’s budget. Currently, Iowa families are paying the price for a state government that is failing to provide essential services. Funding priorities requires discipline, but the effort will be worth it.
A.G. aims to protect Iowa Internet
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is working with state attorneys general in 20 other states to challenge the federal government's repeal of "net neutrality."
They hope to reinstate Federal Communication Commission rules that barred internet service providers from intentionally blocking, slowing down or charging money for specific websites and online content. Miller says such protections are needed, especially for Iowans in small towns and rural areas.
“In our rural areas, where many consumers may have only a single internet service provider at best, the FCC’s repeal means that provider now gets to pick winners and losers by choosing what content you can load fast, slow, or not at all,” Miller said. “I’m concerned that this could widen our existing urban-rural digital divide.”
Net neutrality rules, passed in 2015, prevented internet service providers from slowing or blocking the digital flow of content and applications, and from offering faster data channels for those willing to pay more. The repeal enables ISPs to give preference to some sites, block or reduce data speeds for others, and charge users to access specific content.
“Unfettered data access shouldn’t be a luxury,” Miller says. “It’s a necessity that’s vital to our nation’s economy and our state’s economy.”
Sen. Chaz Allen represents much of Jasper and eastern Polk counties.
Contact Allen at 641-521-6297 or chaz.allen@legis.iowa.gov.