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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chocolate and caramel. Coffee and reading the morning newspaper. Movies and popcorn. Cubs baseball and hope for next season. These are things that all go well together — two things I believe complement each other well. This weekend is the culmination of Holy Week — the great three days in ...
It’s hard to believe we just finished week 14. As we enter the last few weeks of the legislative session, much of the focus will shift to considering budget items including Appropriations and Ways and Means bills. This week, the House saw a significant number of bills on the floor and some ...
This week, the Senate had a big focus on health care. I had the honor of floor managing House File 875, a bill aimed at streamlining the credentialing process for health care professionals. I also led HF 887, which removes regulatory roadblocks for birth centers looking to open in Iowa and ...