Sen. Salmon details her bill reforming Governor’s emergency powers
I introduced a bill to reform our disaster emergency law. We had a chance to see how it operates when we experienced a public...
REP. KONFRST: Despite Iowans’ Strong Opposition, Governor Signs Voucher Bill
***Editor's note: Although the word voucher(s) appears 12 times in this piece, no voucher bill was passed by the Iowa legislature or signed into...
Sen. Evans explains his opposition to Governor’s ESA proposal
The main action in both the Senate and the House this week was the passing of House File 68, Education Saving Accounts or the...
MAHER: It is time to revisit Emergency Powers and Public Health...
In 2001, the US Department of Health and Human Services drafted model legislation focused on efforts to mobilize public health disaster teams if a...
Bill removing gender quotas for boards, commissions moves through committee
The Iowa Senate State Government Committee advanced Senate Study Bill 1037 to the full chamber last week. The bill would remove gender quotas from...
Hands-free while driving bill breezes through Senate subcommittee
An Iowa Senate subcommittee passed Senate File 60 on Monday morning. The bill would prohibit the use of an electronic device while driving unless...
Democrat ‘minister’ displays hypocrisy abundantly on floor in anti-ESA speech
Democrat State Rep. Lindsay James spoke out against Education Savings Accounts on Monday and used an odd line of reasoning -- her "faith."
James is...
Defiant Ernst says unlike her GOP critics, she reads the bills;...
Republican U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, who has been formally censured or sent letters of disapproval by about a dozen Iowa counties, remains defiant to...
SENATE SUBS: Bill dealing with calculation of assessment limitations has Monday...
The following bills are in subcommittee Monday, Jan. 30 in the Iowa Senate. If you want to find individual Zoom links to each meeting,...
HOUSE HEARINGS: Bill dealing with eluding law enforcement in subcommittee on...
The following bills are in subcommittee on Monday, Jan. 30 in the Iowa House. You can find video links to each individual subcommittee here....
