Gov. Branstad announces water quality funding plan
January 7, 2016
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack joined Gov. Terry Branstad for a bipartisan press conference focused on increasing funding for water quality improvements in Iowa. The proposal seeks to extend the statewide school infrastructure funding by 20 years and use a portion of the new growth in the sales tax to fund water quality improvements. The Legislature will consider this proposal when they convene on Jan. 11.
Farm groups rally behind Branstad's water quality funding plan (Radio Iowa)
'Biggest and boldest' water quality plan gets mixed reception (Des Moines Register)