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Senator Sodders to hold Legislative Listening Post in Tama March 11

State Senator Steve Sodders (D-State Center) is inviting Tama area residents toshare their concerns and suggestions with him during a town hall listening post in Tama on Friday, March 11.The listening post will be in a meeting room at the Tama Public Library from 4-5 p.m."If you can't make the ...

Fisher greets international students

(DES MOINES) Lastweek, State Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) welcomed International students from Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Ghana, and Nigeria, to the Iowa House of Representatives. The students were visiting the Capitol to talk to legislators about exchange student program and the American Councils for ...

Capitol Update

Newsletter for Thursday, February 18, 2016:Thursday marked the first funnel date, the date by which a bill must have passed at least one House committee for it to remain eligible. The House will now shift to dealing with bills that have been sent over from the Senate in committee, and with ...

Carbon monoxide detectors can save lives

Breathing high levels of carbon monoxide can cause loss of consciousness and even death. Every year in the U.S., more than 500 people die from exposure to this odorless, colorless toxic gas.Detection relies on carbon monoxide alarms, which the Senate State Government Committee has voted to ...

Sodders to seek reelection to the Iowa State Senate

State Senator Steve Sodders of State Center has announced he is running for re-election to the Iowa State Senate in 2016.Sodders is running in Senate District 36, which includes all of Tama and Marshall counties, and part of Black Hawk County."I am running for re-election to the Senate so that ...

Pastor Brian Oliver opening prayer at Ioewa Legislature

Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) hosted Pastor Brian Oliver, of the Christ United Methodist Church, Toledo and Living Faith United Methodist Churches, Tama and Montour, to the floor of the Iowa House of Representatives on Feb. 4. Pastor Oliver was visiting the Capitol last week to give the opening ...

District 72 Update

Newsletter for Thursday,February 4, 2016Week 4 of the session is complete. It has been a short week, as we did not convene on Monday so that legislators could participate in their Caucuses, and Tuesday most committee meetings were cancelled due to the snow that morning which prevented many ...

Fisher to seek third term for Iowa House Dist. 72

State Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) announced he will seek re-election to the Iowa House in 2016 to represent District 72 for a third term. Fisher, first elected in 2012, represents all of Tama County and portions of Marshall and Black Hawk Counties."It's an honor to serve the people of District ...

Iowa National Guard stronger than ever

Major General Timothy Orr addressed lawmakers on January 27 in his annual Condition of the Guard.Thousands of Iowa National Guard soldiers and airmen have served in combat and support roles in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 14 years. Today, 40 percent of the Guard's force is combat ...

Human trafficking happens in Iowa

Human trafficking is the trade of humans, most commonly for sexual slavery, forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. It's a crime that's going on here in the heartland, and the fight is under way to combat it.owa law enforcement officers, including Commissioner of Public Safety Roxann ...