In her Condition of the State Address, Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed a 3.65 percent flat tax. She’s previously indicated she wants the state income tax eliminated entirely in the future. Anne Discher, Executive Director of Common Good Iowa, says it won’t be enough for lower-income Iowans. “Eliminating the income tax I think would be about a $60,000 a year tax cut to people in the top 1% making $1.5 million a year on average. It would mean I think about $47 a month to people in the lowest 20% of incomes,” Discher said.

Iowa Democrats have introduced legislation this session they say would ease the cost of living, like raising the state’s minimum wage to $15. The Republican supermajority in both chambers didn’t give those bills a subcommittee. Common Good Iowa says there are a few things the state can do to make it easier for working families. They say the state should participate in the Summer EBT Program and expand eligibility for childcare assistance.