My name is Tom Fiegen. I am running in the Democratic primary in Iowa to retire Chuck Grassley. I have spent my career representing working people. I am not taking super-PAC money. I am the son of sharecropper parents who worked hard to buy a farm of their own and then faced foreclosure during ...
Newsletter for Thursday, February 18, 2016:Thursday marked the first funnel date, the date by which a bill must have passed at least one House committee for it to remain eligible. The House will now shift to dealing with bills that have been sent over from the Senate in committee, and with ...
Black History Month is a time to celebrate the many achievements of African-Americans throughout history. For me it is much more personal. It is an opportunity to reflect on the woman who inspired my lifelong advocacy of small business Madam C.J. Walker, the iconic woman of color business ...
Breathing high levels of carbon monoxide can cause loss of consciousness and even death. Every year in the U.S., more than 500 people die from exposure to this odorless, colorless toxic gas.Detection relies on carbon monoxide alarms, which the Senate State Government Committee has voted to ...
A bill has been introduced in the Iowa House of Representatives by State Rep. Peter Cownie (R-West Des Moines) which would, in effect, make medical marijuana- cannabidiol - truly legal for use in the State of Iowa.Currently, it's legal to use but not to produce.Simply put, to obtain it you have ...
The Chronicle's Allison Graham reports this week on tamatoledonews.com and Page 1 of the Toledo City Council was surprised at least at portion of a letter received from Iowa Human Services Director Charles Palmer.He wrote, in part, No movement has been made on specific plans to resolve the ...
Our Founding Fathers had a very different view of our government than most have today. Thomas Jefferson was one of our greatest leaders and thinkers. He defined good government as that "which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their ...
Many Iowan's grew up and were raised in a rural small town setting. We started out in the neighborhood, were supported bythe church setting and later educated by the school system. The eighteen years passed by quickly, frequently interspersed with part time jobs at the local stores, service ...
This year, Iowa's Community Colleges will celebrate 50 years of exceptional dedication in providing high quality educational programs and services accessible to all Iowans. Iowa's Community Colleges have provided a great rate of return on the investment of state funding by training a ...
Candidates running for President, the Congress, and the American people are currently debating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which is the largest free-trade agreement under consideration since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The TPP agreement under consideration consists ...