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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As we start the new year and look ahead to what we as public servants can achieve, there are a number of important issues facing Iowa's agricultural industry where our roles on the state and federal levels intersect. Recently, one issue has been defending and advocating on behalf of biofuels ...

In the LegislatureAs we moved into the fifth week of the legislative session, subcommittee work remained the primary focus while bills have been moving through the Senate.This week one of my sponsored bills, Senate File 88 passed out of the Transportation Committee. This bill creates a new ...

Newsletter for February 14, 2019Work continues at a fast pace. I'm continuing to work on bills I've filed on behalf of my constituents on a variety of topics, as well as work on bills assigned to the Environmental Committee I chair, and bills that have been assigned to me in the committees I ...

In case you've missed it, 11 February was the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution.On 14 February 1979, the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was briefly overrun by leftist anti-shah/anti-American militants an event not to be confused with the subsequent seizure of the embassy seven months later on ...

In the LegislatureThe attention of many Iowans was focused on the work being done in the Senate this week. Several key issues being discussed this legislative session began to work their way through the process and have been the topic of many discussions at the Capitol.Some of those bills ...

Bill creating a contractor bond would help consumers recover money--------It's become a familiar story: A home improvement contractor takes money from several homeowners but leaves behind nothing but broken promises and unfinished projects. Even if lawsuits are filed and judgments ordered, ...

After the Iowa Legislature adjourns, Iowa's Community College Presidents and Trustees review the activity of the past session and look to the future to identify issues that impact the statewide system before they prepare for the upcoming session. The list of legislative priorities are ...