Q: What was the most significant achievement of the U.S. Senate in 2017?A: When the first session of the 115th Congress gaveled to order last January 3, I took the oath of office to serve Iowans for a seventh term in the U.S. Senate. It is an honor I take very seriously. That's why I work ...
2018 is here and that means an election year. Again.On the ballot this year are these offices and the current office holdersIowa Primary Election is June 5.Iowa General Election is Nov. 6Filing Period:State and Federal Offices: February 26 March 16 (5 p.m.)County Offices: March 5 March 28, ...
-On Feb. 3, 2017, The News-Herald was awarded third place for Community Service in the 2017 Iowa Newspaper Association Contest Weekly II Division for efforts to aid in ambulance member recruitment.A News-Herald editorial at the time asked: Time to mandate Emergency Medical Services in ...
Iowa Republicans put Trump, Republican Party firstBy Eva MitchellIowa Democratic PartyBy supporting the GOP's reckless tax bill, Iowa Republicans showed our state where their priorities lie.Today, every single Republican member of the Iowa congressional delegation voted in favor of the GOP's ...
Plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) are now viable for most lifestyles and budgets with more than two dozen models now commercially available. If you buy a new, plug-in electric vehicle in 2017, you're eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500.EV workplace charging 2017 MKR-15On average, ...
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education is important because it spreads through almost every part of our lives. By exposing students to STEM and giving them opportunities to explore STEM-related concepts, they may develop a passion for it and hopefully pursue a job in a STEM ...
In 1897, Dr. Philip O'Hanlon, a coroner's assistant on Manhattan's Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then eight-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many a parent has been asked before: whether Santa Claus really exists. O'Hanlon deferred. He suggested Virginia wrote asking the ...
WASHINGTON? Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reaction to tax bill:"When House Republicans say 'Merry Christmas,' apparently it's only to millionaires, billionaires, and large corporations," said DCCC spokesperson Rachel Irwin."This tax scam is loaded up with special interest ...
It's been a bit since the last column. It seems to go that way once you get past October with all of the holidays. So this column is a little bit of everything.Thanks to those of you who came out to our Project 60 event. We had, by our estimate, around 220 of you attending and it was great to ...
Q: Why are you calling for new oversight of foreign investments and acquisitions of U.S. companies?A: As a U.S. Senator, it's my job to look out for America's interests, especially when long-term economic prosperity and national security are at stake. For more than 241 years, America's system ...