Now that the campaigns are behind us, we are busy preparing for the 2017 legislative session. I would like to thank all of the voters for their participation in this election and especially all those that voted to return me to the Iowa House to represent District 72. I am honored to once ...
Iowans and out-of-state visitors looking for interesting things to do this summer have lots of choices.One way to discover places to explore locally and throughout the state is to use the Iowa Culture App. You'll find more than 3,500 arts, history and culture, and science and nature ...
Iowa needs skilled workers to fill immediate openings and anticipated retirements over the next five years. Our state has an average of 34,718 daily job vacancies and more than 100,000 workers are likely to retire by 2021.Attracting and retaining military service members and veterans can help ...
Every child deserves a safe, permanent and nurturing home. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are there to help abused and neglected children by serving as their voice in court.Iowa's Court Appointed Special Advocates Program is one of the few items not seeing cuts in this tight budget ...
Newsletter for Thursday, April 21, 2016This was week 15 of the session and we are now past the 100 day mark. Our clerks have been let go, our per diem has ended, and many of our pages have also gone back to school. We have debated all of the budget bills that originate in the House this year ...
Newsletter for Thursday, April 14, 2016I skipped publishing a newsletter last week due to the slow pace. However, we did lay a lot of groundwork for the budget, including setting the targets for the various appropriations bills.This week, week 14 of the session, the pace picked up considerably. ...
To help in the fight against domestic violence and ensure the safety of victims, the Iowa Senate unanimously approved two major bills.Each year, thousands of Iowans suffer abuse at the hands of their spouse, former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend. In 2014, Iowa had 13 domestic abuse murders-an ...
Prescription overdoses kill more Americans each year than all other drugs combined. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 44 people die from a prescription painkiller overdose every day.Though Iowa ranks 45th in the nation for overdose fatalities, the number of Iowa drug deaths--a ...
State Senator Steve Sodders of State Center has organized meetings in Marshalltown and Tama to hear concerns about Medicaid privatization. He will also provide an update on efforts to pass strong Medicaid oversight and accountability before the end of the 2016 legislative session.At 10 a.m. ...
Newsletter for Thursday,March 31, 2016Work has been slow this week as the number of bills available for debate dwindles. Work on the budget continues as the House and Senate work to iron out the budget targets for the various departments.MedicaidTransitionIowa's Medicaid Modernization plan ...