The lowa Legislature is underway in promoting a sustainable budget for taxpayers along with our new State Treasurer, Roby Smith. For the State of lowa to prosper, economic prosperity is critical. The State Treasurer fits in with agencies such as Department of Revenue, Department of ...
This week a second hearing was held regarding inappropriate books in our public school libraries. In its first hearing, the Govt. Oversight committee heard five Iowa moms share their experience challenging books in their child’s school library or curriculum that were not age appropriate. ...
I filed a bill again this year, House File 153, that seeks to provide grants for the demolition of abandoned school buildings in small towns and rural areas. Many of these old school buildings have been sold off for a pittance and then left to rot by their owners. We have perhaps hundreds of ...
Our state is on the right path. Earning the respect of the people must be maintained if we wish to trust state government, seeking solutions and creating laws to allow surrounding midwestern states to follow our example. The low House is doing just that! There were great results from the ...
The Iowa Environmental Council collaborated with several past IEC executive directors to draft a guest column on the status of Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy as it approaches its 10th anniversary this spring. Linda Appelgate, Marian Riggs, and Ralph Rosenberg submitted the piece to the Des ...
Committee work continues in earnest along with debating bills on the House Floor This week we passed House File 161, a bill to limit non-economic damages in Medical Malpractice lawsuits to $2 million maximum at a hospital and $1 million for other health care providers. No amount of ...
I'm glad we share the same interest of flavors when it comes to ice cream, as that makes it all worthwhile reading "The Weekly Scoop" from Capitol Hill. After celebrating National lowa Day, our state will continue its rooted traditions and cherish its history. lowa's culture remains the ...
On Monday of this week both chambers of the House passed House file 68, the Students First Act. On Tuesday Governor Reynolds held a formal public signing ceremony for that bill with hundreds of supporters in the Rotunda to witness it. I’ve written about this bill in detail in past ...
It’s a new year, and that means a new legislative session is upon us. It is an honor and a privilege to be able to serve the new Legislative District 53, thank you to all my constituents for putting your trust in me. The Iowa Legislature has already been at work developing plans and ...
What happens when a former president decides he wants his old job back, regardless of what stands in his way? As Donald Trump launches his third run for the White House, it is useful to look back at another ex-president, Theodore Roosevelt, whose campaign to regain the office from his ...