Thursday of this week was Scouting Day on the Hill. As an Eagle Scout myself, it was my honor to provide the invocation for the House followed by the pledge lead by Troop 128 Eagle Scouts Keygan Angus and Peter Thomas. Heavenly Father, We come before you this morning with grateful hearts. ...

Behind every emergency call is a powerful partnership built on trust, teamwork, and community strength. When people think about 911, we often picture a phone call in a moment of crisis and flashing lights arriving soon after. What many don’t see is the deep partnership working behind every ...

This week, Iowa House Republicans released a slate of tough-on-crime legislative proposals to ensure Iowa does not become a haven for career criminals. The first bill, which is awaiting a bill number, is the House Republicans Career Criminals bill. We are implementing a “Three-and-Done” ...

There are three crosses on the hillside, above a pond, with crops of soybeans or corn in the background and the rising sun if you should pass by early in the morning. They’re right at, exactly, Mile Marker 76 on Highway 218, going north to Iowa City. It’s a mile or so north of the Highland ...

Measles is a “cost of doing business,” says a highly placed official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I’d like to know what business that is. To be fair, let me finish the CDC principal deputy director’s quote. Ralph Abraham said that measles is a cost of doing ...

Nick Larson and a quarter of Iowa farmers get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. When ACA provisions expired at the end of 2025, Larson’s family faced an immediate tax increase of $3,000 per year. Skyrocketing health care prices are only one challenge Iowa farmers are ...