About this episode
Senate Democrats reject a governor's nomination while landlords express concerns over a property tax bill and a proposed Google data center creates local tensions.
Senate Democrats have rejected the governor's nomination to lead the largest state agency. Landlords are voicing their concerns with a property tax bill. And Google's proposed data center in eastern Iowa is bringing tension between two local jurisdictions.
Topics covered
- politics
- government
- property tax
- data center
- local jurisdiction
Keywords
- Senate Democrats
- property tax bill
- data center
- Iowa
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Senate Democrats, Google
Places: Iowa, eastern Iowa
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