The 2013 session of the Iowa Legislature gaveled in on Monday. It was an honor to sign my name in the official register after being re-elected in November to serve as state senator for the people of Marshall and Tama counties, as well as La Porte City and southern parts of Black Hawk ...
During the 2013 Iowa Legislative session, The Chronicle and News-Herald will submit questions to the Tama County delegation:State Senator Steve Sodders (D-State Center) and State representative Dean Fisher (R-Garwin.)If you have a question you would like considered for submission, send it to ...
The 2013 session of the Iowa Legislature began on Monday, January 14. State Senator Steve Sodders (State Center) said his top priority is expanding Iowa's middle class. "My top goal for this session is making Iowa's middle class larger and more secure. If we focus on that goal, we will be ...
Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) is signing his oath of office in the Iowa House chamber as the 85th General Assembly kicked off Monday at the Capitol. The swearing in ceremony of all 100 state representatives began the week full of ceremonies including the condition of the state address by the ...
DES?MOINES- Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) has appointed Representative-elect Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) as Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources committee. He will also serve on the House Appropriations, Commerce, and Local Government committees as well as the Health and Human ...
It was billed as an "hour-long."The stage held six local politicians vying for three seats in the Iowa Legislature on Nov. 6The moderator was veteran Iowa Public TV newsman Dean Borg.A pre-forum question was "What - six candidates in one hour? No way. Just by nature any one might talk that ...
Iowans for Tax Relief PAC has endorsed Jane Jech of Marshalltown for State Senator.Lindsay McQuarry, Policy Director for Iowans for Tax Relief, said today, "Jane Jech is the pro-taxpayer and pro-growth candidate in Senate District 36. She is working to give Iowa's families, workers, and ...
The National Federation of Independent Business, Iowa's leading small business association, announces its endorsement of Dean Fisher in his bid for election to the Iowa House. Mr. Fisher secured the group's endorsement because of his strong stance on small business issues critical to Main ...
Greetings from under the Golden Dome, This is the time of year at the Capitol when the tea leaves become particularly hard to read. Everyone has their own thoughts on when we will finish our work down here and these thoughts change hourly. As of today we have only had organizational meetings ...
It happens every session the Legislature reaches a point where everyone is concerned about the budget. We can wrangle all we want over policy bills, but the main responsibility of the Legislature is to design and agree on a state budget. With the session winding down, we are left with ...