Community Based Corrections or CBC provides a vital service to Iowa communities. In corrections, prisons and jails are well known, but CBC is a part of the system that you may not know about because it has been operating quietly in the background for the past 50 years, saving millions in ...
The voice of our people believed in the spirit of our nation when they wrote the Declaration of Independence and signed the Bill of Rights. The House Republicans carried on this tradition as we stood on the House Floor to honor children before making such a life altering decision. I am proud ...
This week we entered into the Debate phase of the session, sending bills to the Senate, and a few to the governor’s desk. This week, Iowa House Republicans passed Senate File 75 to establish licensure in Iowa for Rural Emergency Hospitals. This bill was a priority bill for the ...
Some members of the Iowa Senate do not think that public notices published in newspapers remain relevant and necessary. A bill filed in the newly formed Technology Committee just over a week ago moved through committee in two days and last week moved through the Ways & Means Committee in ...
When I begin the newsletter for the week, it is a reflection of what has transpired and also looking to the next week. There is an old saying here at the legislature, "Session normally starts out like a freight train, slowly gets up speed, and then don't get in front of it!" Not true this ...
As the Board of Trustees for Hawkeye Community College, we’re committed to ensuring the public's investment in Hawkeye is protected. In 2015, voters approved a bond referendum to help the college fund a 10-year facilities plan. This came at a pivotal time in Hawkeye's history. It not only ...
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. ...
As the weather warms up and farmers pull the machinery out of the shed to make the final tune ups before planting, I am lucky, blessed, and excited to have this be my first year on my own farming. If you asked me when I was a kid playing my PlayStation 2 if I wanted to be a farmer, it would ...
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 ...