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 ...
Newsletter for Thursday, Feb. 22Week 7 of the session was marked by a shift from committee work to floor debate with dozens of bills passing on the floor this week. The vast majority of bills were "non-controversial" bills that received nearly unanimous support.Notable bills:House File 2199 - ...
Have you ever traveled to a foreign country and found it difficult to read and understand menus or street signs? Was it impossible to communicate with the locals? Believe it or not, there are people in our own communities who face this situation every day, and it's not necessarily due to a ...