As we approach this year’s crucial election, we face an important choice about our nation’s future. Voting for Democratic candidates is the most effective way to ensure a future built on shared prosperity, equality, and progress for all Americans. Democrats consistently advocate for policies that invest in everyday citizens rather than concentrating benefits for corporations […]
Iowa’s First District is the manufacturing heart of our state, and I was proud to lead a Made in America Manufacturing Tour to showcase the real results we are delivering for workers, businesses, and families. From Indianola to Pella to Muscatine, I met with employees, managers, and industry leaders who are already seeing the benefits […]
by Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 28, 2025 Gov. Kim Reynolds’ lawsuit against the Des Moines Register is both unusual and dangerous for open government in Iowa. Reynolds announced last week that she was filing suit seeking to stop the Register “from demanding production of the documents protected by executive privilege.” That’s strange and […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. November is Eye Donation Month, and I encourage all Iowans to register as organ donors. You can do this when you get your driver’s license, your hunting, fishing, or trapping license, or by clicking register […]
On August 26, 2021, 13 American service members were killed in a bombing at Kabul airport that sent shockwaves around the world. As we reflect on this date and, more broadly, on the entire withdrawal from Afghanistan, it’s crucial to clarify this: withdrawing from Afghanistan was absolutely the right decision. Republicans and Democrats agree on […]
WASHINGTON DC — Today, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to sue the nation’s three largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) over inflated insulin prices. This report comes after Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a strong advocate for PBM reform, raised these concerns yesterday in a Energy & Commerce Committee hearing with […]
Our Constitution’s framers affirmed our right to bear arms through the Second Amendment for an important reason; to provide Americans with means of protection and self-defense. They made this very clear when they wrote “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and […]
by Rep. Miller-Meeks This June 4th marks the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. The anniversary is yet another reminder of the brutality and control exerted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Beyond the oppression of their own people, we are also reminded of the threat posed by the CCPs infiltration into American institutions. […]
For nearly five years, the world has been consistently misled about the origins of COVID-19. While definitive answers regarding the virus’s genesis remain elusive, mounting evidence suggests a link to gain-of-function research conducted in Wuhan that was partially funded by NIH grants and the Chinese Communist Party The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic recently […]
by Rep. Miller-Meeks This week, our Jewish friends and neighbors are observing Passover, a holiday which commemorates the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” of faithful Jewish households, sparing them from the 10th plague and leading to their eventual liberation. Passover is a time when families gather, and stories of overcoming […]
