It’s a distressing time to be a trans person just trying to mind your business. This March, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention issued its third “red flag” warning about the risk of “anti-trans genocide” in the United States, warning about laws and policies designed to ...

We have completed week 13 of the session, which marks 91 days out of the 100 official days of the second legislative session of this, the 91st General Assembly. If we go past 100 days, the legislators no longer receive their per diem expenses, and our legislative clerks are dismissed for the ...

Week 13: Budgets and Property Taxes I had the honor or starting my week by hosting legendary Coach Tony Dungy for a virtual meeting with House and Senate colleagues discussing the fatherhood initiatives in my Strong Families Tax Credit. It was a great opportunity to hear about the successes ...

Iowa has proven something many states are still struggling to figure out: you don’t have to choose between public safety, accountability, and rehabilitation. You can have all three. Iowa’s results didn’t happen by accident. They are the product of leadership from Republican majorities ...

If you steal from taxpayers, you should go to prison. It’s as simple as that. But in Iowa, that’s not what happens. Public dollars meant for schools, roads, and public safety have been taken by people in positions of trust — sometimes tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of ...

Craig Fish, a Toledo, Iowa resident of nearly 35 years, was recently recognized by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for his 50 years of volunteer hunter education instruction. At a meeting held in Linn County on March 17, Fish received an award for his 50 years of volunteerism. In ...