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 ...
In the LegislatureAfter last's week legislative deadline for bills, week thirteen included more floor debate. We remain focused on our budget work while we continue to pass bills out of the Senate.While we are still in negotiations with the House and the governor on what the budget will look ...
Those who blame Iran for meddling in and destabilizing the Middle East apparently have not listened to General Wesley Clark's remarks from "A Time to Lead" speech he gave at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco, CA, on October 3, 2007. Following is an abridged transcript of his ...
The day of the year.
April 15
In the LegislatureThis was the twelfth week of the 2019 legislative session and budget bills have started moving in both chambers. The first budget bill passed off the floor of the Senate this week. Senate Republicans have proposed a budget for the next fiscal year that is sustainable, ...
Newsletter for Thursday, April 4, 2019Friday, April 5, was the second funnel date where Senate bills must get approval from at least one House committee. This funnel does not apply to Appropriations or Ways and Means bills, and a few other bills that have companions in both chambers. We have ...
As the old Ben Franklin quote goes, Only two things are certain in life: death and taxes, and with Tax Day right around the corner, most of us are thinking about the latter. History has proved that nothing is immune to taxation it seems almost everything has been taxed at one point or ...
In the LegislatureWeek eleven finished in the Iowa Senate this week, leaving just over a month left until the scheduled end of the legislative session. Floor debate on a number of bills has continued as we work on legislation to send to the House for their consideration.The Iowa Senate passed a ...