As we close out Week 4 of the legislative session, we pause to honor the life and service of Representative Graber, who passed away suddenly last Friday. All of us at the legislature extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues, and all who knew him.
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Week 4 was the busiest week yet! It was my first week of committee votes, my first time chairing subcommittees, and Pharmacy Day on the Hill. More than 180 of my colleagues in white coats made their way to the Capitol on Wednesday. I was honored to chair my first subcommittee for HSB99, a bill ...
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Yesterday, the Iowa House’s new Higher Education committee passed a bill to prohibit the regent institutions in Iowa from requiring students to enroll in courses related to DEI or critical race theory. The bill does not eliminate the existence of some of these courses. And there ...
Each spring brings about the possibility of flooding in Iowa. Damage caused by flooding is often a standard exclusion in homeowner, renter, and property insurance policies. In most flood-prone areas, flood insurance coverage has traditionally been available through the Federal Emergency ...
Like thieves in the night, Groundhogs were our enemy when growing up on the Maple Hill farm west of Monroe. Those little pigs dug tunnels around the foundations of farm buildings and made quite a mess. Dad and I stood on the porch across the road with my single-shot .22, and picked them off as ...
By BECKY BROWN and DEB WILLIAMS
Most people know someone that saves everything or has too much stuff for their living space. They may have so much clutter that there is no place to sit down or there is only a path to get through their house. People don’t generally talk about this, they just ...