Rep. Hein: House sports betting bill amended in committee
From Rep. Lee Hein's newsletter:
A version of sports betting has passed the House Ways & Means Committee on a bipartisan vote of 16-9. This...
BORDER CRISIS: Agents Arrest Illegal Alien with Extensive Criminal Record
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested one illegal alien Wednesday near Lukeville, AZ and later determined he was previously convicted in Phoenix for multiple...
House GOP: Grid Equity Opponents Muddy the Waters
From Iowa House Republicans:
HF 669 proposes an equitable change so utility infrastructure costs are not transferred from one electricity customer to another. This relieves...
Rep. Hinson: Bill protects minors
From Rep. Ashley Hinson's newsletter:
HF659 adds a new section to our victim's rights code section 915. This bill allows a minor to give a...
Grassley Comment on the End of the Special Counsel Investigation
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee today released the following statement regarding Attorney General Barr’s notification to Congress...
The American View: The Un-American Education System in America
Have you ever asked the question “Just what makes you an American?”
I believe it is ascribing to the doctrine of what the U.S. Code...
Rep. Wills: Bipartisan Children’s Mental Health Legislation Passes House
From Rep. John Wills' newsletter:
During the campaign season, one of the top issues that came up while knocking doors was mental health. House Republicans...
BORDER CRISIS: CBP Officers Seize Over $3 Million in Methamphetamine at...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a substantial amount of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of...
Sen. Sweeney: Clearing up misinformation
From Sen. Annette Sweeney's newsletter:
One of the bills passed in the Senate this week was Senate File 341, which will bring much needed change...
Sen. Lofgren: An Equitable Solution for Solar Customers
From Sen. Mark Lofgren's newsletter:
Since the first day of the Republican Senate Majority, we have set out to pass legislation to level the playing field...
Bill that requires parents to cooperate with child support in order...
Senate File 305 passed through the Iowa Senate with 46 votes. Only three senators voted against it. But that was the senate.
In the Iowa...
BORDER CRISIS: Tucson Chief says smuggling organizations exploiting Central Americans at...
Agents assigned to the Ajo Station encountered a large group of Central American families after they illegally entered the country west of Lukeville, Tuesday...
Why The Iowa Standard? Liberal media bias undeniable
"If you control the language, you control the argument;
If you control the argument, you control information;
If you control information, you control history;
If you control...
Democrat Rep. Staed takes Iowa parents to task for allowing children...
The Iowa Standard is a free online news source so we can reach as many people as possible. But we need to raise money!...
BORDER CRISIS: Border Patrol Arrest Dangerous Ex-Convict
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported felon Monday evening.
At around 8:50 p.m., agents assigned to the Calexico Station, arrested a...
JUDICIAL WATCH: Public University Suspends Prof. for Advising Foreign Student to...
In a bothersome case of political correctness gone amok, a professor at a highly ranked public university in the United States has been suspended...
Legislation returns local control to school districts, passes Iowa Senate
Senate File 438 passed along party lines on Wednesday in the Iowa Senate. The bill will strengthen local control and allow school board members...
LIBERTY COUNSEL: Dangerous Attack on Religious Freedom
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill that threatens the free exercise of religion and free speech. H.R. 5, known as...
President Donald J. Trump’s Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic Continues to...
From The White House:
"Together, we will defeat this epidemic – it’s a true epidemic – as one people, one family, and one magnificent nation...
