Spring is slowly but surely spreading across our great state, and that means one thing is certain: summer will be here before we know it. Many Iowans will spend their summers on the road, whether that looks like packing all the kids in the family minivan for vacation, jumping in the truck for ...

The twelfth week of session is over, and everyone is headed home for Easter weekend. Upon returning next week we will be continuing debate, confirming the appointees of the governor, and working to reach a final budget before the scheduled end the final session of the 90th Assembly on April ...

We have finished week 12 of the session, and we are rapidly entering the budget portion of the session. The budget picture is bright, I will share more in future newsletters. With the Republican trifecta in the Capitol, we have been focused on lowering the tax burden on Iowans. But we know ...

We are enthralled with the notion of the “weakest link.” The concept is that a chain is only as strong as the weakest link in its full length. If stress is put on that chain, and the weak link breaks, then the entire chain is deemed useless. Back in the early 2000s there was even a TV ...

It’s a good bet Iowans would sit up and take notice if 40.8% of the state’s independent pharmacies closed their doors in 2025. Yet that’s the prediction of pharmacists who responded to an October 2023 survey by the Iowa Pharmacy Association. This session’s legislative grandstanding ...

They stand at their window and watch squirrels romp and play in their yard. “Never have I seen so many squirrels!” Ivanna Zimroz, laughs. “Even the squirrels are happy here!” Her five kids cluster around her and giggle at the sight. They also appreciate the positive change in lifestyle ...