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The House was scheduled to vote Thursday on a GOP plan for cutting income, sales and property taxes by a total of $1.6 billion over three years. Top Republicans want to impose a single personal income tax rate of 5.25%, replacing three rates that top out at 5.7%, starting in 2025. The dispute over the single-rate or “flat” plan blocked a large tax cut in Kansas last year, when a dozen other states cut taxes, according to the conservative-leaning Tax Foundation. Her income tax proposal would increase the standard deductions that all individual filers claim. Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, a Wichita-area Republican, said retaining an income tax with multiple rates would keep Kansas “behind the eight ball” economically.

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☆ Takeaways from the Iowa Republican caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The former president won the Iowa Republican caucuses by an unprecedented margin, kickstarting his bid to win his party’s third consecutive presidential nomination. He did so despite skipping the GOP primary debates and eschewing the retail politicking grind typically demanded by Hawkeye State voters. Here are six takeaways from the Iowa GOP caucuses:‘Very smart, very capable people’Trump speaks at his caucus night watch party in Des Moines. “I can safely say, tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race,” she told supporters. Video Ad Feedback GOP strategist on what Iowa caucuses result reveals about Republican voters 00:50 - Source: CNNTrump remains hard to beatEntrance polls showed the breadth of Trump’s support across the GOP’s key constituencies.

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☆ DeSantis spent months hitting all 99 counties of Iowa. He has won none of them, typically losing by a lot.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis on Monday came in 2nd place behind former President Trump in the Iowa caucuses. DeSantis staked his campaign on a robust showing in the state, but he has so far not won a single county. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . With 95% of the expected votes in, DeSantis does not lead in a single of the state's 99 counties. Now, Trump has handily won Iowa despite having put in nowhere near the same effort DeSantis and his allies did.

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☆ Iowa called for Trump almost immediately, by everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump is projected to have won the Iowa caucuses, kicking off his quest to return to the White House with a resounding victory in the first state to vote in 2024. Based on early results and with many precincts still tabulating results, multiple news networks projected that Trump was projected to win the Iowa Republican caucuses. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz sprang from low digits early in Iowa to narrowly win the caucuses on the back of an impressive organization. Trump blew out the field in New Hampshire, reasserting his frontrunner status and eventually closing Cruz out. AdvertisementIt makes sense then that Trump, according to multiple reports, will delay campaigning in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

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☆ Turnout drops and voters get more conservative in Trump’s decisive Iowa victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Two-thirds of Republican voters don’t think President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory was legitimate, despite all evidence to the contrary. Iowa caucusgoers, unlike most of the country, overwhelmingly support banning most or all abortions nationwide. Iowa voters could be asked on the general election ballot to make clear there is no right to abortion guaranteed in their state’s constitution. While Trump held a commanding lead among Iowa caucusgoers without college degrees, college graduates were more closely divided among Trump, former South Carolina Gov. But she made clear this week that she would ultimately support Trump if he’s the nominee.

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At first blush, it seemed to many to be the key to picking former President Donald Trump's lock on the Hawkeye State's Republican base. The alternative vote split roughly in two, leaving Republican Iowa firmly in Trump's hands as the first ballots of the 2024 presidential contest were cast. Trump does not thrive among suburban voters, a group that cost Trump nationally in 2020 and where Haley showed promise Monday. Haley, by contrast, beat Trump in Johnson County, Iowa, a burgeoning tract of homes and businesses along Interstate 80 south of Cedar Rapids. A week earlier, Trump volunteer Jackie Garlock looked around a similar hall in Mason City in northern Iowa on a snowy Saturday, convinced Trump would win.

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☆ Opinion: Trump bests DeSantis and Haley. How their backers see his Iowa win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

That explains why Trump got about half of all the Republican votes in Iowa, leaving DeSantis far behind. That should tell you a lot about Iowa voters, but enough of them also voted for DeSantis and Haley. When I spoke to the Haley campaign early Monday morning, before the Iowa caucuses had begun, they said they were shifting toward Trump, seemingly writing DeSantis off as their closest threat. DeSantis himself said last week that his finish in Iowa could “upend” Trump’s lead in the GOP primary. Join us on Twitter and FacebookAnd as one DeSantis campaign committee member said, “a close second would be a successful outcome,” and “third place is not good.”Needless to say, DeSantis did not win.

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☆ What to watch for in the Iowa caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Iowa Republicans who are willing to brave record-low temperatures are set to kick off the party’s 2024 presidential nominating process with Monday night’s caucuses. Now, Iowa voters will render the first verdict of the 2024 election, weighing in on which Republican should take on President Joe Biden in November. Here are five things to watch in the Iowa caucuses:Will Trump top 50%? The Iowa caucuses have a history of paring down both parties’ fields of presidential contenders. Iowa will once again test whether any other Republican can break Trump’s hold on those voters, who have historically been a crucial bloc in the caucuses.

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☆ Opinion: Trump dominates in Iowa, showing event strong rivals can’t touch him
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Opinion Daniel Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s easy win in Iowa on Monday confirms that there really is no race for the Republican nomination this year. Iowa is a solid red state that gives a good sense of where the Republican Party as a whole stands today. The DeSantis campaign and its outside allies spent $35 million in the state between January 1, 2023, and January 12 of this year. Even with an almost 2:1 spending advantage over Trump, DeSantis couldn’t mount an effective challenge — not even with the backing of Reynolds and Vander Plaats. DeSantis and Haley were not weak opponents — but as Iowa shows, even strong rivals can’t touch Trump.

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The 2024 presidential election has kicked off in earnest, as Republicans in Iowa head to the polls – trudging through snow and record-setting frigid temperatures – to pick their preferred GOP nominee. “Everyone assumes that Trump is going to have a blowout here, and I'm not sure that’s going to be the case,” says Tim Hagle, political science professor at the University of Iowa. “It seems unlikely – not impossible, but unlikely – for DeSantis to win in Iowa,” Hagle says. “A lot of political commentators have said Iowa is make or break for DeSantis. “If Trump does well there, it means that he’s going to be pulling in evangelicals.

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☆ Vivek Ramaswamy ends presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Kaitlan Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy ended his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Monday night after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses. From Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 Presidential Campaign Ramaswamy appears in a sixth-grade musical performance at his school in Sharonville, Ohio, in 1997. From Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 Presidential Campaign Ramaswamy speaks at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia in 2015. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley participate in the first Republican presidential debate in August 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images Ramaswamy talks to members of the media after the first Republican presidential debate.

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☆ Opinion: The Iowa caucuses: Trump dominates while Haley and DeSantis run for second place
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Opinion Lyz Lenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Iowa caucuses might have continued to be a nothingburger if New York Times correspondent RW “Johnny” Apple hadn’t pulled a journalistic PT Barnum act by coming to Iowa in the 1970s and making it a show. But if the Iowa caucuses ever meant anything, they mean less now. After all, Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucuses in 2016, the year Donald Trump won the election; former Arkansas Gov. He mocked Iowa Gov. Trump did show up to the Iowa State Fair, but he pointedly avoided “fair-side” conversations hosted by Iowa’s governor.

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☆ Iowa principal who risked his life to protect students dies 10 days after high school shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Karen Cortes | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Police respond to Perry High School in Perry, Iowa., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Police say there has been a shooting at the city's high school. The beloved principal who was injured after a gunman opened fire at a high school in Iowa has died after 10 days in the hospital. In 2003, he supported students after a middle school student died when he was struck by a car driven by a 16-year-old sophomore. The shooting at Perry High School happened around 7:37 a.m. before school had started on the first day back after winter break.

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Known for his hard-line stances against abortion and LGBTQ+ priorities, DeSantis could get a boost from an Iowa Republican electorate that is unusually socially conservative. But even those plum endorsements aren't moving Iowa Republicans from the Trump camp. "Donald Trump is a lap ahead of the field," says former Iowa Republican Party co-chairman David Oman, a former chief of staff to two GOP Iowa governors and a prominent Haley supporter. The morning after an anticipated Trump win in the Iowa caucuses, a trial starts in New York to determine a second set of damages in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. And while the GOP winner is all but assured in Iowa, the state has still played a key role in the primary process.

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But the Florida governor's moment, like much of his campaign, will take place under the towering shadow of former President Donald Trump. Around the same time DeSantis is set to take the stage Saturday afternoon in Newton, Iowa, Trump will be addressing cheering supporters about 100 miles away in Cedar Rapids. Just six weeks are left before the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses, which DeSantis has said he “absolutely” expects to win. He's bet his campaign on the state, winning key endorsements from Iowa Gov. Trump’s campaign said the timing of the Cedar Rapids event compared to DeSantis’ 99th county celebration was coincidental.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Trump, DeSantis, He's, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, ” Reynolds, “ He's, —, Nikki Haley, Koch, Ryan Binkley, Ron DeSantis can’t, Nikki ‘ Birdbrain ’ Haley, ”, Reynolds, “ Organizations: DES, Iowa Gov, United Nations, Prosperity, Trump Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, Florida, Newton , Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Jasper County

☆ Trump is picking a dumb fight that could cost him dearly
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Because once again, we are talking about repealing Obamacare. AdvertisementAs a result, Trump has handed President Joe Biden a potent gift at a critical time. Despite over a decade of promises of "repealing and replacing" Obamacare, Republicans have never agreed on how to replace the law. AdvertisementIn reigniting the repeal debate, Trump has also opened up the playbook for the Biden White House. Unlike typical Republicans, Trump professes an aversion to cutting Social Security and Medicare (even if the actual reality isn't the same.)

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☆ Ron DeSantis is running the Iowa playbook — and hoping that’s what still counts
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Alec Hernández | Bianca Seward | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Ron DeSantis' campaign is announcing the completion of a longtime campaign pledge Saturday: touring all of Iowa's 99 counties, a milestone for a campaign that has devoted significant resources to the first-in-the-nation contest. On paper, DeSantis has made significant strides in running a traditionally successful Iowa campaign, racking up influential endorsements and dedicating significant time, personnel and financial resources to the state. And while the DeSantis campaign, with significant super PAC help, has stayed focused on Iowa, it remains unclear just what the traditional Iowa playbook counts for in this unusual modern campaign against Trump. "Winning an Iowa caucus requires a strong combination of outworking and out-organizing the competition and that's been the Ron DeSantis model. Inside the sprint to the caucusesStill, the DeSantis playbook in Iowa hardly stops at the "Full Grassley."

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Scott Olson, Sen, Chuck Grassley, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, haven't, Biden, Sparks, Newsom, Trump, Former Pennsylvania Sen, Rick Santorum, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Ryan Binkley, Red Oak, Iowa Sen, Joni Ernst, —, Grassley, Andrew Romeo, that's, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, Reynolds, Vander, Iowans, Haley, Joe Biden, She's, Olivia Perez, David Hansen, Hansen, Tim Scott Organizations: Florida, Machine, Getty, Florida Gov, United Nations, Iowa, NBC, White, Trump, Presidential, Former Pennsylvania, Republican, NBC News, Des Moines Register, Prosperity, Waterloo Locations: Davenport , Iowa, Newton , Iowa, Florida, Arizona, Iowa, Former, Texas, Iowa's, Wright, Des Moines, Red, New Hampshire, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, Ron DeSantis ' Iowa, Midwest, Plainfield

☆ Trump heads to Iowa focused on Biden as DeSantis looks to jolt lagging campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis head into their respective Iowa campaign events on Saturday eyeing different objectives that reflect their drastically different standings in the GOP primary. “Everybody will feel the love tomorrow, but the main focus will be Biden,” the senior Trump campaign aide told CNN on Friday. Trump’s campaign on Friday launched a six-figure broadcast TV ad buy in Iowa, according to the senior Trump campaign aide, which includes an ad focused on Biden. The Biden campaign seized on Trump’s comments, deploying high-profile surrogates and running a new ad on Thursday focused on health care and prescription drug costs. Trump is expected to participate in a prime-time town hall moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity in Davenport, Iowa, the night before, according to the senior Trump campaign aide.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Joe Biden, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Biden, ”, Grassley, Republican Iowa Sen, Chuck Grassley, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, Reynolds, Haley, Charles Koch, Sean Hannity Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, GOP, Republican, Trump, South Carolina Gov, Biden, Republican Iowa, Iowa Gov, Republicans, UN, Fox News Locations: Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Ankeny, Sioux City, Florida, New Hampshire, Alabama, Davenport , Iowa, York

☆ Penguin Random House, Authors Sue Iowa Officials Over School Book Ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kim Reynolds, seen with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, signed a state law earlier this year that bans books in school libraries or classrooms that depict or describe sex acts. Photo: rachel mummey/ReutersPenguin Random House has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block school book banning in Iowa, the latest effort by publishers, authors and teachers to counter the removal of works from school classrooms and libraries. The legal action, filed Thursday in federal district court in the Southern District of Iowa, was prompted by a state law passed earlier this year that bans books in school libraries or classrooms that depict or describe sex acts. The law also bans books that address gender identity or sexual orientation for students in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Persons: Kim Reynolds, Ron DeSantis, rachel mummey Organizations: Iowa Gov, Florida Gov, Random, Southern District of Locations: Iowa, Southern District, Southern District of Iowa

☆ Ron DeSantis is running a textbook Iowa caucuses campaign. Trump still seems like he's going to completely blow him out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ron DeSantis, who is behind in Iowa, has received major endorsements in the state. Ron DeSantis has bet his political future on Iowa. The positive news came on the heels of Iowa Gov. ("Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have partisans. No recent nominee has failed to win Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, or Nevada.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, —, Donald Trump's, DeSantis, Reynolds, Grassley, Trump, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Scott Olson, trashing Reynolds, Grant Wood, Ben Jacobs, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Pennsylvania Sen, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Ron Brownstein, Cruz, Santorum, Huckabee, what's, Ricky Bobby, it's Organizations: Florida Gov, Iowa Gov, Trump, GOP, Service, Republican, CBS, Iowa State University, Iowa GOP, DeSantis, Getty, rockstar, Arkansas Gov, Iowa Republicans, Iowa, Hawkeye State Locations: Florida, Iowa, VFW, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, Hawkeye

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Iowa Safe Schools, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ children, and seven Iowa students, ranging in age from fourth to 12th grades, and their families. One plaintiff, Iowa City high school senior Puck Carlson, said in an online news conference that the law is having a devastating effect on Iowa LGBTQ+ students. She has watched her younger LGBTQ+ sister struggle to feel safe in school since the law took effect, she said. Many of the banned books contain content of particular relevance to LGBTQ+ students, including LGBTQ+ characters, historical figures or themes. “As a result of the ban, LGBTQ+ students are denied the comfort of narratives that include LGBTQ+ characters and the solace that they are not alone,” the ACLU said.

Persons: “, Thomas Story, Kim Reynolds, ” Reynolds, Puck Carlson, ” Carlson Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, Lambda, Republican, Iowa Safe Schools, Iowa, Iowa City, “, Schools, ACLU, Republicans Locations: Iowa

☆ The Iowa caucuses are fast approaching. Here's a look at the first GOP presidential nominating contests of 2024.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( John L. Dorman | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Chris Christie of New Jersey, and Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas; and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Former South Carolina Gov. If Christie is to generate momentum headed into the South Carolina primary, he must do well in New Hampshire. But South Carolina is also Haley's home and the state where she served as governor from 2011 to 2017. In 2020, South Carolina propelled Biden to the Democratic nomination and the presidency, and he's looking for another robust showing in the state.

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☆ Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis Confront a Ticking Clock - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Michelle Cottle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Iowa is make or break for Mr. DeSantis, who has gone all in on the state. This makes it especially unsettling for his team that Ms. Haley has caught up with him there in recent polling. Mr. DeSantis has long benefited from the belief by many in the G.O.P. That said, Team DeSantis is determined not to get outworked — which is also something Iowans take very seriously. Playing to the coalition of Trump-skeptical Republicans and independents, she is walking a clearer, cleaner path than Mr. DeSantis.

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REUTERS/Sophie Park/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 22 (Reuters) - The head of a political action committee (PAC) supporting Republican Ron DeSantis resigned on Wednesday, dealing a further blow to the Florida governor's struggling White House campaign. Although super PACs are not legally allowed to coordinate with campaigns, Never Back Down and the DeSantis campaign have pushed those boundaries. Jankowski's statement hinted at internal divisions within the super PAC over not just strategy, but spending. "Never Back Down's main goal and sole focus has been to elect Governor Ron DeSantis as President. He was given a boost this month when Iowa's popular Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, endorsed him over Trump.

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Bob Vander Plaats, an influential Iowa evangelical leader, endorsed Ron DeSantis for president Tuesday, boosting the Florida governor as he goes all in on the leadoff caucus state in an effort to trip up Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Vander Plaats is the second major backer DeSantis has picked up in Iowa this month, joining popular Gov. “I think America would be well served to have a choice, and I really believe Ron DeSantis should be that guy,” he said. Vander Plaats, who is prominent in the anti-abortion movement, has questioned the former president's commitment to an abortion ban. He met with Vander Plaats earlier this year in Tallahassee, the Florida capital.

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