It was a busy week for me on the House floor. On Tuesday, I rose in support of SF75, which has been a long-time priority of rural Story County residents. The bill would require districts on the County Board of Supervisors to ensure that all portions of the county have a seat on the board. This ...
On Thursday 3/20, Ethan Crow wrote in celebration of National Ag Week looking for encouragement to continue as a farmer who is a good steward of the land. The destructive elephants on the land, however, are the corporations that pollute the waterways and get away with it. Farmers like Ethan ...
This was week 10 of the session, we held debate Monday thru Thursday of this week, passing dozens of bills that reflect the priorities that Iowans have asked us to address. For decades many, if not most, of our taxpayer funded institutions such as public schools, Regents colleges, libraries ...
I was disappointed to see Representative Fisher's letter to the editor using fear to criticize his constituents who wanted to protect the funding of local libraries. The bill he advocates for wants to bully local libraries into dropping membership in the American Library Association and the ...
Domestic energy production is a critical component of both our short- and long-term economic growth, bolsters our national security, and strengthens our international competitiveness. From getting to work and heating and cooling homes to keeping the lights on and growing crops, our families, ...
As we moved through the tenth week of the legislative session, debate continued to be a central focus in both chambers. It’s been a busy week in the Senate, with a number of important bills passing through our chamber and moving on to the House of Representatives for further discussion and ...