I have a habit of watching C-SPAN, with my coffee, possibly more mornings than I’d like to admit. That or RFD-TV, which has real-time updates on grain or fertilizer prices. But every now and again I take a break and flip through a few channels before setting about my day at hand. Not too ...
The school field trip tragedy late last month at Lake Macbride State Park again demonstrated the adage that a rumor can travel halfway around the globe while the truth is still putting on its shoes. Government silence during a public crisis or mass-casualty event creates an information vacuum ...
For most of his 92 years, Wendell Berry farmed his Lane’s Landing homestead in Henry County, Kentucky, using methods that embraced the land. He preferred draft horses to diesel-powered tractors and used crop rotation and manure fertilizer to naturally nurture his fields. The widely revered ...
Two hundred and fifty years ago, America was founded on the revolutionary idea that individuals are endowed with inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Americans are called to uphold this sacred inheritance to ensure our founding principles are carried from one ...
As an educator who's spent years building a foundation for children, I believe that school choice is a foundational freedom that Iowans should have. Parents should be able to have more say over where their kids go to school and more say over where their tax dollars are spent. The Democrats ...
As State Auditor, I've been sounding the alarm on the unaccountable private school voucher program for years. Politicians who like to lie say it's because I'm against private schools. That's not true at all. What I am against is waste, fraud, and abuse of Iowa tax dollars, and the private ...
Iowans need to realize they are being misled by the anti-Proposition 12 Save Our Bacon (SOB) bill being hawked by Iowa’s US senators, and particularly by Second District Congresswoman Ashley Hinson. (The current US House of Representatives version of the Farm Bill includes the Save Our ...
The 2026 session is long over, the legislature adjourned in early May, and Governor Reynolds had signed the bills into law by early June. In previous newsletters during session I talked about the property tax reform, and now I want to update everyone on what was finally passed and signed into ...
There’s been a lot of talk lately about election integrity, especially from the Trump administration. What’s disturbing is that the rhetoric doesn’t seem to be lining up with his administration’s actions. Take for example the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Created in 2002 after ...
IOWA – The State of Iowa will hold a two-day-long sales tax holiday during which consumers can purchase clothing without paying sales tax. The holiday will begin on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at 12:01 a.m., and last until midnight on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. No sales tax or local option sales tax ...