

Many of the budgets stay about the same year after year or see only small increases. The annual budget keeps the entire state government running, from public schools to the governor's office. House Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, said on a May 5 episode of “Iowa Press” on Iowa PBS that Republicans are budgeting conservatively so they don’t undermine their ability to phase in the 3.9% flat income tax rate they passed last year. There are lots of ways that we can give it back to the taxpayers through quality services.” “We are stockpiling taxpayer dollars," said Rep. By law, the state can spend up to 99% of ongoing revenue - a limit of about $10.4 billion for the upcoming year. Iowa Democrats criticized Republicans for leaving so much state money unspent. The Legislative Services Agency predicts a $2 billion surplus at the end of fiscal year 2024, which begins July 1, 2023, and ends June 30, 2024. The revenue left unspent will go to state reserve funds. That’s an increase of $302.5 million, or 3.7%, over the current fiscal year budget. Iowa lawmakers approved an $8.52 billion budget for the coming year. More: Dissecting Iowa's $8.5 billion state budget. Here's more about how Iowa's budget will work: In a letter to the secretary of state, Reynolds said the bill would limit the office's "flexibility to navigate this regulatory environment through its authority to set ambitious state standards." Reynolds vetoed one bill, Senate File 388, which would require the Office of Chief Information Officer to follow only federal guidance when allocating federal funds. Reynolds signed more than 50 bills into law on Thursday, including legislation to change eligibility requirements for food assistance funds, mandate in-person caucusing, and restrict the oversight of the state auditor. Iowa law requires the governor to sign or veto bills within 30 days of the legislative session. The budget bills were some of the final pieces of legislation lingering after the legislative session ended in early May. The budget also appropriates more than $100 million to pay private school expenses, additional money for the governor's office, cuts to Iowa's Area Education Agencies and more. This year's budget is especially important as the state undergoes a massive reorganization of the executive branch. Kim Reynolds signed Iowa's $8.5 billion budget - and more than 50 other bills - into law Thursday afternoon, one day before she faced a legal deadline. Kim Reynolds sign a bill reorganizing state agencies Wheely must solve the toughest puzzles yet when he promises the aliens to help fix their ship so they can get back to their home planet.Watch Video: Watch Gov. Wheely and Jolie are having a cookout, when an alien spaceship crash lands. When Wheely's bank gets robbed, he is hired by the police to go undercover to find the criminals.

The film fascinates Wheely so much that he dreams about being in a fairytale as the main character who must save Jolie, for she is like a princess to him. Wheely and Jolie go to the movies to see the new fairytale movie. Now he must solve more puzzles to change history for the better.Īfter breaking his lawnmower, Wheely goes out to buy a new one, but is constantly interrupted by catastrophic meteor showers. The machine suddenly goes haywire and sends Wheely back in time. The mechanic does so, but also shows Wheely a machine he had been working on, and attaches it to Wheely. Along the way, however, Wheely gets kidnapped by a group of gangsters and must solve many challenging puzzles to escape and eventually fight the gang's leader, an unnamed purple car with a top hat.Īfter popping a tire, Wheely goes to the workshop to get a new one.

Jolie, now Wheely's wife, asks him to get her some new tires. Wheely travels around the world in search of Jolie, a beautiful pink car he fell in love with at a car dealer. Wheely soon discovers his chance to explore the world and prove himself when he travels across the country to perform in a race. Wheely is put on sale at Pegas Dealer, but despite the discount, nobody is interested in him. Since the fourth game, Time Travel, players get three stars, two for getting collectables (a wheel and a miniature Wheely), and one completing the level. The levels are designed as puzzles for the player to solve so that Wheely can complete the objective. The franchise, set in a universe with many anthormorphic cars in the world, follows the story of the titular character Wheely, an adventurous red car who loves to explore the world.
