The final 2025 legislative forum in Storm Lake was held this (Sat) morning at King’s Pointe Resort.
Senator Lynn Evans gave an update on the status of this year’s session…
Evans said an updated property tax relief bill was put out this week…
Evans also addressed a question about supplemental state aid and the governor’s proposed budget…
Representative Megan Jones addressed a proposed senate bill that would allow discrimination for foster care providers…
When asked if any local constituents are being held in ICE detention, Senator Evans said he didn’t know of any.
Evans and Jones also addressed questions about bills pertaining to eminent domain, tax increment financing, the grain indemnity fund, human rights, ranked choice voting, and how they both personally approach legislation that may not be theirs, but impacts their constituents.
Listen to the forum in its entirety below…
1:00 current status of session
1:30 indemnity fund
2:45 property tax relief
5:55 bills that have advanced
7:25 disaster relief bill
11:30 eminent domain, House File 639
18:30 supplemental state aid and the governor’s proposed budget
29:25 Senate File 473 pertaining to foster care
36:50 tax increment financing and the grain indemnity fund
45:45 human rights, ICE
53:15 how the two legislators approach legislation that isn’t theirs, but impacts their constituents
