State of Iowa Representative: Beth Wessel-Kroeschell - District 45

Keeping our promises -- continuing progress…When the 2008 session opened, our goal was to continue our progress from last year in education, health care, and good jobs. We campaigned on a plan for prosperity to make Iowa the green state,  reward hard work and improve learning from early childhood through college. I’m proud that we kept our promises.
 
We made Iowa the green state with another $25 million for the Iowa Power Fund, which will help develop the nation’s first biorefinery for the next generation of biofuel. We also increased the amount of energy from renewable sources, made Iowa a world leader in manufacturing alternative energy equipment and took steps to improve energy efficiency and conservation.
We helped middle class families and rewarded hard work with a minimum wage increase, refundable earned income tax credit and state tax break on federal rebates, which will save Iowans $67 million.