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Muscatine, IA - Governor Chet Culver told attendees at the Iowa State Fair yesterday he has made some mistakes in his first term as Iowa Governor.  Iowans for Tax Relief President, Ed Failor, Jr. said today, "Really?  Mistakes?  Once again Governor Culver is sugar-coating the truth of his inability to lead our great state by calling these massive problems 'mistakes' when they are truly failures of leadership."

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Over the past two years, the number one legislative priority of Governor Culver has been the controversial I-JOBS Program which is a massive state infrastructure program.  However, instead of implementing a pay-as-you-go funding approach, Governor Culver and the Democratic-led Iowa Legislature approved a massive borrowing plan to pay for the I-JOBS Program.

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Once again, the State of Iowa's budget woes will be passed along in the form of tax increases to Iowa taxpayers.  This week, the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency (LSA) released a draft review of the Iowa School District Funding for the budget year which begins on Thursday, July 1.  The report shows property tax increases ahead for Iowa taxpayers, which could directly impact Iowans as early as this fall.

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MUSCATINE, IA- Ed Failor, Jr., President of Iowans for Tax Relief, said today, "The selection of Kim Reynolds for Lieutenant Governor brings forward a fresh new voice in leading Iowa's comeback. 

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