Senate Sessions: Act relating to medical cannabidiol in subcommittee Wednesday
SF 77: Senate File 77 was filed by Sen. Brad Zaun and Sen. Nate Boulton. It's an act relating to the regulation of medical...
Bill filed would provide monument at Capitol for abortion victims
Representative Dean Fisher filed a bill on Tuesday to provide for an abortion victims monument on the Capitol complex grounds. Representatives Thomas Gerhold, Skyler...
SUBMISSION: Neutrality amendment on life a mistake
I oppose the errant notion floating about that a bill should be passed that clarifies the Iowa State Constitution as allegedly being "neutral" toward...
Senate Sessions: Common Core cued up for day in subcommittee Thursday
The Iowa Senate will hold a couple of key subcommittee meetings today. One will eliminate requirements and references to the Iowa Common Core or...
Rep. Grassley: Iowa’s Education Review
With last week’s release of the annual Condition of Education Report, a few areas of note are available for viewing.
Students
Student numbers have continued their climb,...
Hendrickson: Iowa Tax Reform’s Unfinished Work
During the last legislative session, the legislature passed a tax reform measure that begins the process of lowering rates, improving coupling with the federal...
Senate Sessions — Bill to prohibit roundabouts gets day in subcommittee
Today's Iowa Senate subcommittees are highlighted by a bill that would prohibit the Department of Transportation from designing or constructing roundabouts on primary road...
Sen. Schneider: Iowa’s Property Tax Burden Is Still High
State Sen. Charles Schneider wrote extensively about the property tax problem here in Iowa in his legislative newsletter last week. Rather than picking and...
Senate Sessions — Education funding bill will conclude Tuesday Senate subcommittees
Senate subcommittees today will deal with a variety of issues. One would relate to the Iowa Sobriety and Drug Monitoring program. Some modest tax...
Constitutional Amendment setting spending limit passes Senate subcommittee
Senate Joint Resolution 2 passed through its subcommittee on a 2-1 vote Tuesday afternoon. Democrat Sen. Joe Bolkcom voted against it while Republican Senators...
