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GOVERNOR USES THE ITEM VETO. WILL IT STICK?
June 19, 2003
The Iowa Legislature passed a complex package of economic development subsidies and tax cuts and passed it to the Governor with the choice: take it or leave it.
The Governor today made his choice: "yes."
Governor Vilsack today unleashed his "item veto" on the economic development package today, taking his "Iowa Values Fund" to enactment while leaving the tax cuts in the leglislative dumpster.
The item veto is likely to trigger a lawsuit by the Republican leadership. If the lawsuit succeeds, the tax cuts will become law, according to The Des Moines Register; if it fails, the Republican leadership may feel a bit silly for passing a compromise package without, well, an actual compromise.
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