State Senator Ken Roozenboom tells KNIA/KRLS News that one of the big topics in the state legislature this year is an exemption from income tax on military pensions. Roozenboom says that Governor Branstad has made this a centerpiece of his Homebase Iowa concept. Roozenboom adds that he has received several emails from military veterans already living in Iowa, and also from current military who are contemplating retiring to the Hawkeye state. He says they have expressed concern that tax consequences are worse for veterans living in Iowa, than in other states. Roozenboom concluded by saying that he feels it is very important to support this issue.