State

Every year during FFA Day on the Hill, the rotunda is swarmed with blue corduroy jackets, the official uniform of the organization. They have...

FFA members from across the state came to the Capitol this week to share their priorities for the agriculture industry and agricultural education in...

Education issues were prominent in the Iowa Senate this week, and I’ll devote my newsletter exclusively to education issues this week. One common theme in...

Iowa students deserve the best and brightest teachers in our public schools. That’s why I am pushing for more public school funding.  Decent funding...

As week four of the 2022 Legislative session came a close, it was noticeable that the pace continued to ramp up. This week we...

Legislative newsletters do not always differ much. But Rep. Bubba Sorensen includes a section that stands out from the rest. Each week, he includes...

This week a House subcommittee approved House Study Bill 626. The bill is very similar to the Governor’s tax proposal (HSB 551). The bill...

Too often, we hear elected officials talk about increasing government spending while trying to convince you about all the good things they will do...

January has been Human Trafficking Prevention Awareness Month, At the Capitol, the observation on January 13 brought the members of the Tri-State Coalition Against...

One of the secrets to Iowa’s fiscal success story in the face all our modern challenges is the complete integration of the taxation (Ways...