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2 weeks ago | 
clintonherald.com | Ed Tibbetts
In three decades of covering politics, I’ve learned this: Change is risky. Voters say they want change during an election cycle. But once elections are over and change is enacted by policy, the consequences can be chaotic and unpredictable. This can lead to political calamity. kAms6>@4C2ED 7@F?5 E92E @FE 27E6C E96J A2DD65 ~32>242C6] %96 a_`_ >:5E6C>D H6C6 2 5:D2DE6C 7@C E96 A2CEJ[ 6G6? E9@F89 q2C24< ~32>2 C64@G6C65 6?@F89 E@ H:? C6\6=64E:@? :? a_`a] !C6G:@FD=J[ v6@C86 (] qFD9’D 564:D:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
bellevueheraldleader.com | Ed Tibbetts
Iowa’s 99 counties are spending your money to mislead you about property taxes. But don’t blame the people at your county courthouse. The Iowa Legislature is forcing them do it. Over the past week, Iowans across the state received taxpayer-funded mailings that distorted the reality of property taxes in this state.
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2 weeks ago | 
bdemo.com | Ed Tibbetts
Since he became president, Donald Trump has used bullying and intimidation to get his way. He’s sought to punish law firms, universities, media and political enemies who don’t kneel before him. He’s made it clear he expects subservience. In Iowa, so apparently does Brenna Bird. Iowa’s attorney general is demanding that Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx submit what amounts to a loyalty oath to federal immigration authorities. If not, Winneshiek County risks losing state funding.
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3 weeks ago | 
dewittobserver.com | Ed Tibbetts
Iowa’s 99 counties are spending your money to mislead you about property taxes. But don’t blame the people at your county courthouse. The Iowa Legislature is forcing them do it. Over the past week, Iowans across the state received taxpayer-funded mailings that distorted the reality of property taxes in this state.
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3 weeks ago | 
mississippivalleypublishing.com | Ed Tibbetts
Iowa’s 99 counties are spending your money to mislead you about property taxes. But don’t blame the people at your county courthouse. The Iowa Legislature is forcing them do it. Over the past week, Iowans across the state received taxpayer-funded mailings that distorted the reality of property taxes in this state.
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1 month ago | 
clintonherald.com | Ed Tibbetts
Over the past week, Iowans across the state received taxpayer-funded mailings that distorted the reality of property taxes in this state. Last week, I got my state-mandated property tax notice from the Scott County auditor, and it informed me that if a $100,000 home went up 10% in assessed value, the taxes imposed by my county for this fall and next spring would rise 12.3%.
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1 month ago | 
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Ed Tibbetts
by Ed Tibbetts, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 21, 2025 Iowa’s 99 counties are spending your money to mislead you about property taxes. But don’t blame the people at your county courthouse. The Iowa Legislature is forcing them do it. Over the past week, Iowans across the state received taxpayer-funded mailings that distorted the reality of property taxes in this state.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Ed Tibbetts
That property tax statement you may have received in the mail is misleading. Blame state lawmakers. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)Iowa Writers 'Collaborative. Linking Iowa readers and writers. Iowa’s 99 counties are spending your money to mislead you about property taxes. But don’t blame the people at your county courthouse. The Iowa Legislature is forcing them do it. Over the past week, Iowans across the state received taxpayer-funded mailings that distorted the reality of property taxes in this state.
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1 month ago | 
bdemo.com | Ed Tibbetts |Iowa Writers’ Collaborative
Rarely, do we see anything quite like it. The extraordinary Oval Office blowup between Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and JD Vance on Friday was one of those rare moments that set the whole political world to talking. Except Iowa’s congressional delegation. I have searched in the roughly 24 hours since the meltdown at the White House to find a reaction from anybody in our state’s congressional delegation, but I have found none. Give them their due, they’re cagy politicians. As leaders, they stink.
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1 month ago | 
edtibbetts.substack.com | Ed Tibbetts
Rarely, do we see anything quite like it. The extraordinary Oval Office blowup between Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and JD Vance on Friday was one of those rare moments that set the whole political world to talking. Except Iowa’s congressional delegation. I have searched in the roughly 24 hours since the meltdown at the White House to find a reaction from anybody in our state’s congressional delegation, but I have found none. Give them their due, they’re cagy politicians. As leaders, they stink.
