Newsletter for Friday, March 15We quickly shifted gears this week, spending much more time in caucus meetings reviewing bills and then debating them on the floor. We debated and passed over 40 bills this week. Many of the bills are non-controversial, taking but a few minutes to discuss and ...
Newsletter for Friday, March 8, 2019March 8 was the "Funnel" date, the date when our policy bills need to be passed by a committee to stay eligible for floor debate. By one accounting, there have been 1,647 bills filed so far this session in both chambers. The committee chairs, their ...
Q: What is Sunshine Week?A: Sunshine Week celebrates open government and freedom of information. It coincides with the anniversary of James Madison's birth on March 16.As the Founding Father wrote in Federalist 51: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." He further explained ...
For government to be of, by and for the people it must be out in front of the people.The theme for Sunshine Week 2019 is simply, "It's your right to know."The reason it's your right to know is that it's your government.From the courthouse, to the statehouse to the White House, it is your right ...
Newsletter for Thursday,February 28, 2019We are quickly approaching "Funnel Week", which is when all policy bills need to be voted out of committee for them to be considered for further action. Each year hundreds of bills are filed, but only about 200 make it through the funnel deadline. Each ...
In the LegislatureThis was the seventh week of the 2019 legislative session, and a week busy with subcommittee meetings. Next week is the first funnel week of the year, meaning Senate bills need to be out of Senate committees in order to be considered for the rest of the year. This does not ...
Washington, D.C.- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reiterated during a U.S. Senate hearing last week the need to restore the original intent of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is to be a second chance and not a way of life.Secretary Perdue's comments come ...
Edventure, Iowa Valley Continuing Education's course schedule, contains course offerings that enhance career development and deepen personal enrichment. Our mission is to provide courses that increase your skills and knowledge to boost job productivity and career potential or fulfill personal ...
Newsletter for Thursday,February 21, 2019As work progresses in committees we have begun to debate a few bills on the floor of the House as well. These are generally non-controversial bills that pass unanimously or with only a few no votes. These bills have included increases in mileage ...
This week marked the sixth week of the 2019 Legislative session. The majority of the work has still been in subcommittee and committee as funnel week moves closer. March 8 the end of funnel week and the final date for individual bills of a chamber to pass through the respective committees to ...