Reynolds Budget Crisis Strikes Again
Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill that slashes current fiscal year funding by millions for essential programs Iowans depend on. Her new cuts take away $11.5 million from Iowa’s Regents Universities and community colleges, $10 million from the state’s economic development authority, as well as millions from the departments of corrections, justice, and human services. This is only the latest round of cuts triggered by the Reynolds Budget Crisis.
“As the old adage goes: don’t tell me your values, show me your budget. The Republican deappropriations bill sends a very clear message that they only value tax cuts for the wealthy and don’t care about leaving working Iowans behind.
“With the Reynolds Budget Crisis in full bloom, this was a great opportunity to address the massive taxpayer-funded giveaways to Republican donors and special interests. Instead, Kim Reynolds and the Republicans chose to cut critical services for Iowans, like our colleges, courts, and mental health programs. Iowans are literally sick and tired after years of the GOP balancing the budget on their backs.
“Meanwhile, Democrats have fought and will continue to fight for the Iowans being left behind. Voters will remember who stood with them this November,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price.
For more on Governor Reynolds’ fiscal mismanagement and misplaced budgetary priorities, please visit ReynoldsBudgetCrisis.org.