National Ag Week runs March 18-24, 2018. Senator Grassley is a lifelong family farmer and champion for Rural America in the United States Senate.Q: What is National Ag Week all about?A: Throughout the last century, a population shift in America has created densely populated metropolitan areas, ...
Week 10 of the session was the "Second Funnel", where all policy bills in the House have to be passed on the floor and sent over to the Senate, and vice versa in the Senate.Notable Bills:Senate File 2289 - 28E Agreements with Tribal Entities - Iowa code section 28E allows public agencies across ...
Newsletter for Thursday,March 8, 2018Week 9 of the session continued with debating House bills on the floor. This work is at times fast paced as non-controversial bills are brought up and voted on in a matter of minutes. Other times it is slow and tedious as we work through many amendments ...
Last week Republican lawmakers fast-tracked a tax bill that costs $1 billion annually and sent it over the House. It was approved the Iowa Senate just a week after it was first introduced and Iowans have barely had time to digest the details and understand the real-world impacts.Before the bill ...
We had another busy week in the Senate. As we move ever closer to the second funnel legislators are busy ensuring priority bills keep afloat in the legislative process.The Senate also passed a billto improve the safety of Iowa schools. The bill requires all schools have a high-quality emergency ...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue administered the oath of office to Bill Northey at the Annual Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner on Tuesday night, March 13. U, Northey had served as Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture, a position he had held for more than eleven years. Northey will serve as the ...
Newsletter for Thursday, March 1, 2018Week 8 of the session continued with debating House bills on the floor, and we began moving Senate bills that had been sent over through the House committees.This week, U.S. News and World Report confirmed what I've always known - they rated Iowa as the ...
This week activity in the Senate was once again historic! The list of bills included bold tax relief, judicial reform, and the heartbeat bill. This embodies the constitutional approach and the values I said I would uphold. We delivered on: life, liberty, and justice.Senate File 2281 would ...
The filing deadline for state and federal offices to be on the ballot in the June 5 Iowa Primary is March 16. Those seeking county office have until March 28 to file nomination papers to appear on the June ballot.RepublicansNew Iowa Republican Party Communications Director Jesse Dougherty told ...
Iowa is the Number 1 state in the country, according to a new study from U.S. News & World Report. Gov. Kim Reynolds appeared on CBS This Morning on Feb. 27 to make the announcement about the 2018 Best States ranking."Our Best States ranking is a humbling tribute to our people who have ...