With the Iowa Legislature scheduled to adjourn in less than a month now, there are still a lot of decisions to be made before adjournment. While it’s months late, the Governor and GOP lawmakers finally reached an agreement on public school funding for next year. It’s a paltry 2% increase ...
Week 13, and the passing of the second funnel deadline, brought a quieter week in the Iowa House as fewer bills remain alive for the session. As we now transition to focusing on finishing the budget, much of the next few weeks will be spent working on a few larger policy bills such as property ...
Heard on news Ashley Hinson likes what Trump is doing cutting expenses. Ashley wants more expenses cut that help the average person. Why don’t Ashley and other republicans lead by example? Ashley should interduce bill that would reduce there salary from $170. thousand a year to $80. ...
Instead of my usual thoughts on policy debates or various pieces of legislation that I have either introduced or supported, I decided that I wanted to share a week in my life representing our families, farmers, workers, and businesses on Capitol Hill. The week spanning from Monday April 7th to ...
“Why do we need a tourism director anyway?” These are the words my eldest son shared with me two months into my role as the Tourism Director of the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce. My initial reaction, jokingly, was, “How dare you. This job will help pay for you to go to ...
Each April, agencies across the country take time to honor the unsung heroes of emergency response during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This year, from April 13th to 19th, Marshall County joins communities nationwide in recognizing the dedication, skill, and commitment of our ...