Week fourteen of the session is done. We have run through nearly all the minor bills and work continues on the remaining four major issues. These four issues are: the budget, property tax reform, education reform, and medical care for poverty level citizens (Healthy Iowa Plan vs. Medicare ...
Q: Why do you support the Keystone XL Pipeline?A: The crude oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast called the Keystone XL pipeline would provide 830,000 barrels of crude oil a day and help to counteract insufficient domestic oil supplies and reduce America's dependence on less ...
My main point to you over the past foureditorials has been that God cannot bless a nation that does not keep His commandments.It is true that God is kind and good even to evil and ungrateful men, but He is also a God of justice. He will not change his mind about His bringing His judgments upon ...
For many of us spring means an urge to push aside the dreary winter days by looking forward to gardening. In addition to perusing seed catalogs and visiting garden centers, we also begin clearing debris from flower beds, trimming trees, and inspecting plant stems for new growth.In education, we ...
The Legislature is continuing its bipartisan efforts to expand access to affordable health care.Your address should not determine the health care available to you. That is why the Legislature has worked in recent years to make mental health and disability services more consistent across the ...
Week eleven of the session is done. We continue to debate bills on the floor of the House. We've completed work on 127 bills to date on the House floor, including a number of Senate bills that have been sent over.On Monday, March 25, I had the opportunity to manage a bill through debate and ...
Iowa's financial outlook is bright, according to the state's nonpartisan Revenue Estimating Committee. The continued rise in state revenues shows that our response to the national recession is working.The rebounding economy means the state budget can again be balanced without raising taxes. ...
Q: "There has been discussion on drivers licenses being issued to those who are not citizens of the United States. If the state issues drivers licenses to these people, what will the plan be to furnish insurance? Too many accidents have happened with serious injuries and even death in many ...
DES MOINES- Iowa Grocery Industry Association (IGIA) President Michelle Hurd recently advocated for expanded comprehensive curbside recycling, warning that Bottle Bill expansion is pulling focus away from less-expensive, more-effective options."I don't think the complete story was presented to ...
The mystery surrounded a missing book. The professor for the course placed a rare book on reserve in the library at the beginning of the semester for exclusive use by the students enrolled in his class. According to the syllabus, each student had the responsibility to complete an assignment ...