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The ‘easy way out’ may not be so easy after all

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about how it’s “taking the easy way out” to use GLP-1s to lose weight. That may be true. But then again, you might be able to say the same thing about virtually every medical advancement. When you boil it down, chemotherapy is “taking the easy way out” of testicular cancer. Penicillin is “taking the easy way out” of a bacterial infection. The MMR shot is “taking the easy way out” of getting the measles. You could be suffering and dying along with everyone else who’s had the problem since the beginning of time but, instead, you’re ...

The Blom Bulletin: Further debate in Week 9

House passes legislation to protect teachers and students On Tuesday, March 9th, the House passed a bipartisan bill that addresses classroom behavior, protects teachers, and supports students with special needs. This bill started it’s journey in the legislature years ago. In 2020, the ...

Ending the harmful Prop 12 mandate

For too long, Iowa’s hog farmers have faced growing uncertainty because of California’s egregious Proposition 12. This unfair mandate has imposed costly, unscientific regulations on pork producers across the country – even though California produces less than one-tenth of one percent of ...

Thank you

Over the last two weeks, Marshalltown has hosted the 2026 Iowa YMCA State Swimming Championships and the Iowa High School Esports Association Winter State Showdown. These events bring big increases in hotel stays, bustling restaurants, and championship memories for competitors who travel here from across the state. For a few days, Marshalltown becomes the stage for hundreds of young people chasing their moment of competition, connection, and celebration. But every time we host events like these, I find myself thinking less about the spotlight and more about the people behind the ...

District 53 Newsletter from Rep. Dean Fisher

We continued with a heavy debate schedule this week as we approach the second funnel date where our House bills must be passed to the Senate. On Wednesday of this week, the Environmental Protection Committee that I chair and the Health and Human Services committee held a joint meeting so that we could hear a report from the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa. This was an interim report on their research into the drivers of cancer in Iowa. This research project was funded last year by the legislature so that we could gain science-based insight into this horrible disease ...

The Warme Wire: Week 9

On Friday I had the honor to help welcome home 175 Iowa National Guard soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division after successfully completing their mission with Operation Inherent Resolve. A total of 575 brave Iowa soldiers are making a phased return to the United States following critical work alongside coalition and regional partners to significantly reduce the capabilities of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, helping make the region safer. As I chatted with families in the Des Moines hangar, I met young sons awaiting their dad’s return, parents whose child was ...