In the LegislatureThis was the twelfth week of the 2019 legislative session and budget bills have started moving in both chambers. The first budget bill passed off the floor of the Senate this week. Senate Republicans have proposed a budget for the next fiscal year that is sustainable, ...
Letter to the Editor:On behalf of the Board of Directors of Iowa Valley Community College District I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support in the most recent bond referendum. A special thank you to those who were supportive. We would also say thank you as well to ...
That time of year has arrived. Let's join in the fun and have a good learning experience by joining the Camp Creamery groups to perform at the Wieting. Each year there should be a space available for a youngster to join the camp group for the first time. What an experience awaits these young ...
Newsletter for Thursday, April 4, 2019Friday, April 5, was the second funnel date where Senate bills must get approval from at least one House committee. This funnel does not apply to Appropriations or Ways and Means bills, and a few other bills that have companions in both chambers. We have ...
As the old Ben Franklin quote goes, Only two things are certain in life: death and taxes, and with Tax Day right around the corner, most of us are thinking about the latter. History has proved that nothing is immune to taxation it seems almost everything has been taxed at one point or ...
Will Rogers and Yogi Berra. Two great icons of Americana. We're all familiar with these two gentlemen and their verbal antics. "I never met a man I didn't like," from Rogers and "It ain't over till it's over" from Berra are two we're very familiar with, but oh my.....there are so many more. So ...
Letter to the Editor:I am with the committee "Light Up Marshalltown." We are fundraising for the tornado recovery victims and those in need in Marshalltown. This will all be happening at the Tama Ballroom on Saturday, April 13th, located at 1411 E 5th St in Tama.Starting at 10am we will be ...
In the LegislatureWeek eleven finished in the Iowa Senate this week, leaving just over a month left until the scheduled end of the legislative session. Floor debate on a number of bills has continued as we work on legislation to send to the House for their consideration.The Iowa Senate passed a ...
When I hear politicians talk about abolishing the Electoral College, it immediately makes me think about the impact on the state of Iowa. It would be devastating. The ripple effects would render Iowans' voices moot in the general election and bring an end to Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus ...
Newsletter for Thursday, March 28, 2019We continued with debate this week as the next funnel looms large in our minds as we press for our bills to come to the floor.PioneerLawmakersof IowaWednesday afternoon of this week we held a joint meeting of the House and Senate for the 2019 induction ...