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Iowa's DOGE task force is considering issuing a recommendation to consolidate the state's 99 counties to improve government efficiency and enable property tax cuts.

The task force argues that the current county structure is outdated and wastes resources, citing Iowa's low population density.

The task force is focusing on streamlining services and regionalization rather than directly addressing property tax reform.

Iowa's government efficiency task force is exploring whether to recommend consolidating the state's 99 counties as a way to drastically rein in local government spending and grease the wheel for lawmakers to make property tax cuts.

Members of the Iowa DOGE task force, which follows in the footsteps of President Donald Trump's federal Department of Governm

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