Budget targets for fiscal year 2016 were set in the Iowa Senate last week.
State Senator Ken Rozenboom says Senate Democrats set their target at just over $7.1 billion, which will add $180 million in new spending. Rozenboom says finances are far from settled, with school funding causing a major sticking point between both parties. He says more than $200 million in additional Medicaid costs have caused the lower proposals for state supplemental aid from the Republican party. He says House Republicans will likely reveal their goals this week.