Local businesses looking forward to impact of lower state income tax [Video]
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Local businesses looking forward to impact of lower state income tax [Video]

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) – It’s been a busy week at The Eat Shop in Marion as they prepare to officially open in February.

Cheryl Maloney, the owner, said she’s hired double the staff for this new location and big expansion — all with the help of Iowa’s new lower income tax.

“We were very excited for the lower rate,” Maloney said. “I believe any time people, our customers, have more money in their pockets, it’s better for small business.”

This month, Iowa’s income tax dropped to a flat 3.8%. Before, the top earners paid 5.7%.

Joe Murphy, president of the Iowa Business Council, said this lower rate can generate positive signs for Iowa’s economy.

“That insulates Iowa’s budget and it insulates services that Iowans depend on so that the tax cuts won’t occur unless Iowa’s in a strong financial position,” Murphy said.

But Maloney also said federal interest rates, increasing egg pricesand President Donald Trump’s possible tariffs on imports …

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New Orleans City Council members are enraged after they say the mayor's administration is holding up approved school board funding. Back in November, the city of New Orleans invested $20 million to help the Orleans Parish School Board with its budget deficit. City Council members tell WDSU that the city's attorney and chief financial officer will not sign off on the agreed-upon deal, saying there wasn't one. Budget Chair Joe Giarrusso says that can't be the case as the mayor signed off on the budget. An accounting error left the district with a $36 million deficit. The error was found recently; however, the district's financial struggles date back years. The school board approached the city of New Orleans in 2018 regarding money they believed the district was owed through taxes. In 2019, the school board sued the city for those funds, and the November agreement was the beginning of a discussion on terms for a settlement. The first $10 million was supposed to be allocated in 2024, with an additional $10 million on April 1, 2025. The school district is still working to find the additional revenue for the remaining $16 million needed. The city of New Orleans already invests in school-based resources for New Orleans students. In addition to that, Harrah's promised nearly $6 million for programs as well as $4 million for Thrive Kids NOLA. City officials said their priority is investing in the school district for years to come, agreeing to a 10-year partnership. The partnership aims to avoid financial issues in the future and help the school district going forward. We reached out to the City for comment on the latest development. WDSU has yet to hear back.

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