Money
Money in Iowa politics
The state’s budget, the organizations lobbying the Legislature, and the political committees funding campaigns. How the budget works · Money & lobbying, explained
The state budget →What the state spends from its General Fund, by area and department, since FY2015.School funding and vouchers →Foundation aid and education savings accounts, statewide and by district.State revenue →What the state expects to take in, and what it did.Lobbying →Which organizations took sides on which bills, and how often legislators voted their way.Lobbying spending →What organizations report paying their lobbyists each year.PACs →What political action committees raised and spent, and the candidates they gave to.Organizations →Every organization that has registered on a bill since 2019.Lobbyists →Who lobbies for whom.Local governments lobbying →Cities, counties, school districts and their associations, and the bills they took sides on.The revolving door →Former legislators who now lobby the Legislature.Price tags →Bills ranked by the headline figure in their fiscal notes.