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 ...
Is cancer preventable? That's a provocative question. For some types of cancer -- like colorectal cancer -- the answer is a resounding "yes"; colorectal cancer may be largely preventable or treated with greater success if detected early. However, people must be made aware of the screening ...
Immigrants and refugees from impoverished or war-torn countries have come to us, seeking the American Dream. That means the face of Iowa's population-especially its students-is changing.The number of English Language Learner (ELL) students in Iowa has increased steadily over the years and ...
Transparency is something that most of us believe should exist in all aspects of government. Yet it seems that the unions for state employees think that transparency shouldn't relate to them at all. On January 6, 2013, The Des Moines Register ran an article about 33 employees that had been ...
Ali Gharib is a national security reporter for ThinkProgress.org covering U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, particularly Iran. On February 28th Gharib placed a post in "The Daily Beast" entitled "Senators press resolution to green-light Israeli attack on Iran," wherein he writes that ...
Q: "What is your position on the proposed change from a 180-day school year to a 1,080 hour instructional hour plan?"Responses:State Senator Steve Sodders (D-State Center)-"This proposal is one of several innovative ideas that are being considered during the current legislative session as ...