Newsletter for January 16, 2020The 2020 session of the Iowa General Assembly has begun in earnest. As always, the first week of a session is marked by ceremony and speeches, along with the day to day work of drafting and filing bills.On Monday the House elected our new leadership. Rep. Pat ...
In The LegislatureThis was the first week of the 2020 legislative session. It is exciting to be back at the Capitol, and we are ready to get started on many of the issues we have heard about over the past several months.Each year we listen to speeches from the Majority Leader, the Senate ...
Last year, Iowa's robust tax reform took a giant step toward reducing burdensome taxes on families and businesses. Unfortunately, many Iowans may never see the benefits of that overhaul because the new law hamstrings its best features, tying them to future revenue benchmarks or "tax triggers" ...
District 72 NewsletterThe 2020 session began on Monday, January 13. This is the second year of the 88th General Assembly in Iowa.The Iowa House will be electing new leadership this coming session. Speaker Select Pat Grassley will officially be elected Speaker on the first day of session and ...
The 2020 session if quickly approaching. This year in the legislature I will continue to focus on a pro-Iowa, pro-growth agenda.This includes continuation of the recently passed tax reforms to help Iowans compete on a level playing field with surrounding states.It is also a top priority to ...
Continued accreditation is required for colleges to keep their doors open and offer classes to students. The process of accreditation means that an institution undergoes regular reviews and meets or exceeds minimum standards of quality. Continued accreditation also allows colleges to receive ...
My wife is a great cook, but her health has limited her, so I thought I'd help make breakfast. Immediately, there's a case for concern. Grabbing her old, standby cookbook, I thought, "This cannot be that hard. After all, I know how to make popcorn, heat water and fix stoves." But the cookbook ...
Vanishing Newspapers: The United States has lost almost 1,800 papers since 2004, including more than 60 dailies and 1,700 weeklies. Roughly half of the remaining 7,112 in the country 1,283 dailies and 5,829 weeklies are located in small and rural communities. The vast majority around 5,500 ...
New Year 2020 begins
(StatePoint) Four in 10 adults in the U.S. have two or more chronic diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While certain conditions and risk factors are beyond one's control, the new year is the perfect time to consider the many lifestyle choices you can make for ...