State Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) was asked last week by On the Stump about the current status of the proposed relocation of the Iowa Law enforcement Academy from Camp Dodge at Des Moines to former Maytag headquarters at Newton.Rep. Fisher reported: "Director Bradshaw tells me that no ...
The 2018 Legislature was scheduled to adjourn on Tuesday, April 17 but it won't happen anytime soon. That's because another week has gone by and GOP leaders who control both the House and Senate can't agree on much of anything lately, especially on the budget and taxes.It's bad news for Iowans ...
With a growing network of researchers, entrepreneurs, and educators, Ames is quickly becoming an innovation center in the Midwest. Due to the continued growth of the Iowa State University (ISU) Research Park, exciting collaborations have helped fuel startups and small businesses across our ...
AMES -A new effort to boost federal investment in agricultural research launched in Washington, D.C., bringing together Iowa State University with15 other public and private universities.The initiative, FedByScience, timed with the release of the 2018 House Farm Bill, focuses on demonstrating ...
Week 15 again was a week marked by behind the scenes work on budget bills and very little floor action. We anticipate that budget bills will be eligible for debate early next week.Good news about Iowa continues to come forward.The 2017 Statewide Laborshed Study by Iowa Workforce Development has ...
Our last official day was on Tuesday, our one-hundredth day. We debated a few bills this week, including bills on the gubernatorial line of succession and managing the spread of disease in wild animals.We also recognized several legislators for their public service and years in the Iowa ...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) paid tribute on Tuesday, April 17, to veterans from Eastern Iowa who were visiting the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice, including the World War II, Vietnam and Korean War Memorials, as well as the Arlington National Cemetery, as part of the Honor ...
In the LegislatureThis week Governor Reynolds signed Senate File 2177. It is an important bill for consumers and Iowans who have been affected by security breaches. This bill removes the ability for consumer reporting agencies to charge a fee to freeze someone's credit, to temporarily unfreeze ...
Newsletter for Thursday, April 12, 2018Week 14 saw a significant slow down on the floor of the House as we dealt with background work on budget and tax reform issues ahead of introducing those bills.On Wednesday of this week the House Ways and Means Committee introduced the House tax reform ...
According to Ottoman statistics, in 1914 Palestine had a population of 657,000 Muslim Arabs, 81,000 Christian Arabs, and 59,000 Jews.With Easter fresh in mind, it is fitting we ask ourselves, who are the Palestinian Christians? And what are their origins that they outnumbered the Jews in ...