Q: Why is the month of May observed as Older Americans Month?A: More than a half-century ago, President John F. Kennedy encouraged Americans to pay tribute to older citizens and their lifetime contributions of work and service. He recognized parents and grandparents hand down the values and ...
Mother's Day 2019
Newsletter for Thursday, April 27, 2019Thursday, we dealt with the final passage of House File 546, the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) bill that extends this 1% sales tax for school infrastructure from 2029 to 2051 among other changes. The bill as passed by the House earlier set ...
The meaning of the word "success" depends greatly on the individual and his/her circumstances. No matter who you are, where you come from, or your skill level, the Iowa Valley Education & Training Center (ETC) is here to help you gain the skills you need to achieve your educational ...
DES MOINES- The Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) invites communities to celebrate and thank their local school board superheroes during School Board Recognition Month, May 1-31, 2019. This year's theme, 'Superheroes for Public Education', pays tribute to the incredible work of these ...
Newsletter for Thursday, April 25, 2019By the time you read this we may well not only be done with week 15, but done for the entire session. We are working hard to finish by Saturday, April 27. This was an intense weekof debate with more to come after I submit this newsletter. We completed ...
Last month, I held a hearing on the abuse occurring in nursing homes. The purpose was to shed light on the systematic issues that allow substandard care and abuse to continue within the nursing home industry.According to the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General, one-third ...
In the LegislatureWe are fourteen weeks into the legislative session, leaving us with only two weeks until the scheduled end of session. This deadline prompted discussion on a number of substantive topics this week and many hours debating on the Senate floor.On Tuesday the Senate passed a bill ...
Newsletter forThursday, April 18, 2019Week 14 of the session is done. The first year of a General Assembly is officially scheduled for 110 calendar days counting all 7 days of the week. Therefore our 110 days comes out to 15 weeks and 5 days which falls on Friday, May 3. Of course the ...
Many Iowans were shocked by their recent property assessments and concerned about the effect property tax bills. Public opinion polls reveal a majority of Iowans believe it is time to tackle the issue of high property taxes.One of our members said, "I bought a townhouse to downsize and my ...