After completing the second “funnel” where Senate bills have to be passed through a House committee to remain active, we are now entering a phase of the session where budget work is more intense in the Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees, and floor action is more sporadic. This ...
This week I was happy to join my House colleagues in giving a warm welcome to Micah Barnes. Micah Barnes is the 2023 TRI-STATE Rodeo Queen. I want to wish Micah Barnes the best of luck as she travels promoting lowa Agriculture, rodeo, and educational opportunities for women involved in our ...
Extreme weather events typically don’t happen very often. However, more and stronger extreme weather events are consistent with what scientists expect from a warming planet. These events are becoming more frequent and severe around the world. Extreme weather events include heatwaves, ...
Action in the House Chamber was light this week as we focused on working bills that the Senate has sent over through House committees ahead of the next funnel deadline on March 31. Late last week, Iowa House Republicans released our budget target for Fiscal Year 2024. Crafting the budget ...
As second funnel week ends, we are adding the finishing touches to this session's good work that will lead to a job well done for the people of District 54. I am confident in saying my experience in the statehouse as session continues to wind down has provided a positive outlet for the ...
Please be aware of the fact that easements have been signed by the absentee landowner of the farmland directly north, south and east of West Union Cemetery in Perry Township just east of Traer, with TED Renewables Land LLC, to build an Industrial Solar Complex. Just these two parcels alone ...
It has been a wacky spring. One day the weather wants to be 55 degrees and sunny, and the next day it wants to be 25 degrees and snowy. It is like a toddler at a candy store taking forever to decide. The last couple springs have been warmer than we currently sit at this point. There was no ...
The legislature continues to bring bills to the floor and pass House bills to the Senate and Senate bills to the Governor’s desk. Two significant bills signed into law this week by the governor were the “Bathroom Bill” that prohibits persons from using the facilities that don’t ...
Joining lowans in celebrating National Ag day this week, I met with Farm Bureau members from Hardin County to listen to the 2023 policy priorities for this legislative session. After discussing what the House Republicans plans are for landowner rights, we later discussed the scope of ...
So far in this series I have argued that Christians need to make an intentional withdrawal from digital technology, what I term “digital monasticism,” and that screens and social media are not like other tools because of their primary design to capture your attention. This brings us ...