Poll Shows Iowans Favor Property Tax Relief For All, Even at Cost to Local Governments

February 14, 2012 Contact:  Christopher Rants 712-490-8742 christopher@legacyfoundation.us (DES MOINES)- A poll of Iowans between February 6 and 7, conducted for the Legacy Foundation, reveals that of the three property tax relief plans being considered in the general assembly, Iowans favor a proposal to provide a property tax cut for homeowners and businesses even if…

Ex-Supreme Court justice calls Md. redistricting ‘outrageously unconstitutional’

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling Maryland’s recent congressional redistricting “outrageously unconstitutional,” and says that his inability to persuade the other justices to overturn partisan gerrymandering like it was “one of my major disappointments in my entire career.” Stevens, 91, who retired last year after almost 35 years on the court, said…