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Clara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Iowa's public schools are chronically underfunded. Health care and food assistance costs are rising, with more being shifted to the state by last July's Republican megabill. Voters should make it EASIER—not harder—for policymakers to invest in communities. Source: @commongoodiowa.bsky.social

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Clara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Supermajority rules don’t make life more affordable—they weaken public services. After OK passed one in 1992, the state couldn’t raise revenue until 2018, leading to deep cuts in schools, mental health care, and services for seniors. okpolicy.org/sq-640-made-...

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SQ 640 has made Oklahoma ungovernable - Oklahoma Policy Institute

[Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that nothing else was on the ballot with SQ 640. It shared the ballot with the Presidential primary election in 1992.] In March 1992, Oklahoma vo...

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Clara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Income and corporate taxes are among the fairest because they ask the wealthy to pay more. SJR 11 would make them harder to raise, pushing lawmakers to rely more on sales taxes, which would hit low- and middle-income families hardest and leave Iowa’s tax code less equitable.

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Clara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The timing couldn’t be worse: Iowa faces a ~$1B budget gap for the 2nd year in a row, and reserve funds won’t last forever. Supermajority rules will make raising revenue harder when the state needs it most. www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...

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Iowa faces back-to-back $1 billion budget deficits as panel reduces revenue estimates

The state of Iowa’s spending is once again expected to exceed its revenue by about $1 billion in the next fiscal year as revenue declines due to state and federal tax cuts.

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Clara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Supermajority requirements were originally used in 1890 to block investment in Black communities post-Reconstruction. They are anti-democratic by design to allow a minority to block reforms backed by the majority in the legislature. www.cbpp.org/research/sta...

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Black Women Best Framework Points the Way to Equitable and Just State Tax Reform

Applying the Black Women Best framework would allow policymakers to address harms for those who have been historically excluded while promoting widespread opportunity and prosperity for all.

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Clara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

SJR 11 mandates a 2/3 supermajority vote in both chambers to raise income or corporate taxes or create new taxes on income/legal reserves. Iowa constitutional amendments must pass two consecutive sessions & gain voter approval, so this proposal heads to the November ballot.

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Clara @claraewilson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

In the final moments of session, Iowa lawmakers passed SJR 11: an anti-democratic constitutional amendment requiring a supermajority vote to raise taxes while still allowing tax *cuts* to pass with only a simple majority. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/05/03/l...

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Lawmakers pass final budgets, property tax bill and more at end of 2026 session • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa lawmakers held a marathon of more than 32 hours negotiating and voting on the legislation before adjourning for the year.

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

“The spike in Black unemployment is something to always keep track of because it typically signals further weakening in the labor market down the line.” – @claraewilson.bsky.social, Groundwork's senior policy analyst. We must address these disparities and protect progress for all workers.

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