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Are any of us safe now?

In a couple of months, I am planning a business trip to Europe. I don’t scare easy, but despite the fact that I’m an American citizen and have committed no crime, I am worried about what might happen when I attempt to come home. Will Customs and Border Patrol agents pull me from the ...

District 53 Newsletter from Rep. Dean Fisher

After a slow week, the House is back in action during week 14. Coming into this session the legislature was very aware that Iowans are feeling the pain of higher costs driven by bad policy decisions of the Biden administration. One of the biggest things we can do to directly help Iowans ...

It’s the Economy. It’s the Economy.

Many in the Democratic base are frustrated that their party isn’t pounding away at Donald Trump over his attacks on the rule of law, academic independence and decency. That’s not quite the case. Democrats and others opposed to the president’s toxic agenda are seeing some success in the ...

California wants to ban our bacon? Not on my watch

California is home to high taxes, billion dollar boondoggles, and a liberal agenda. Clearly, the folks there shouldn’t be calling the shots on anything, let alone our farms. Iowa’s dedicated producers rise before the rooster crows and toil in the fields long after dark to keep our great ...

Finding a permanent, loving home for every child

In the United States, there are approximately 370,000 children in the foster care system with about 117,000 waiting to be adopted. While the number of kids in foster care has fortunately declined over the decades, there is still more work to be done to ensure that every child can find a ...

Meggers Memo: Week 14

Friends, • House File 969: Cancer Coverage and Screening for First Responders After years of work, we officially sent House File 969 to the governor’s desk to become law. This bill expands the definition of cancer for the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System and the Special ...