Over the last several years, farmers across Iowa have endured challenging market conditions as they dealt with weather, rising input costs, and other countries targeting American agriculture to gain unfair advantages. These conditions affect their families, operations, and our rural economy, ...
Property tax reform was our top priority coming into the legislative session, and this week the Senate advanced SF 2472, a proposal aimed at bringing real relief while also making the system easier to understand and more predictable. At its core, the bill provides a 50% discount on the taxable ...
Transparency isn’t just something I apply to my work as the State Auditor – it’s part of my core. My faith instructs me to live in light; to be honest, to look for the good, to be charitable, to lead with integrity. I teach my children that when they make a mistake – because we all do ...
Each year, during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we are given a dedicated moment to recognize a group of professionals who are essential to public safety, yet often remain unseen. These are the unseen heroes, the calm during the storm, the ones who answer the call when ...
My name is Christian Goodman, and I am announcing my intention to run to fill the vacant county supervisor position my late father, Kevin Goodman, held until Jan. 7, 2026. Just a few months ago, I did not expect to be in this position. Public policy and debate always interested me, but I was ...
Ok, now that you have what the Marshalltown Mayor and City Council roles are, let’s turn to the city staff and employees. I have been accused of bragging about how good our staff and employees are. To that, I plead guilty as charged. Most of my working life, I have worked in groups of ...