by Sen. Ken Rozenboom The 2019 legislative session lasted 103 days before it ended Saturday, April 27, a week ahead of schedule. I ran for office to make our state and country a better place for our kids and our grandkids – a place where they can grow up, go to school, succeed in a […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, This week I want to shake things up as we are coming close to the end of the session and I will put out an end of session newsletter in a few days when we are done. As you all know, I am a proud mother of three wonderful […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite Another debate filled week has passed in the Iowa House and we are winding down. We still have some important tax and budget legislation to pass, but we are committing to staying in Des Moines until it gets done. One of my biggest responsibilities this session was being the floor manager […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, Coming off the heels of last week, we have devoted much of this week to agriculture and education. Some of the most important legislation this week introduced several much needed reforms and established the budget to our agriculture and natural resources departments, extension councils, and school district reorganization. Probably […]
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom This week the Senate passed a bill creating a children’s behavioral health system in Iowa. Last year the legislature made significant improvements to the adult mental health system in our state, and this year we are expanding those services to children. The creation of the children’s mental health system adds to […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite We passed more budget bills through the House this week, and we are on track to wrap up session shortly. Before we are done, I wanted to turn my newsletter over to my clerk, John Hirl, and let him share with you what his experience has been like clerking for the […]
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom The 2019 legislative session is starting to wind down as we are voting on appropriations bills on a regular basis. While we have no agreement yet with the House or the Governor on what the final budget will look like for the next fiscal year, we continue to move forward with […]
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after announcing that he will be retiring at the end of the 116th Congress. Loebsack was first elected in 2006 and will have served for a total of 14 years at the end of this 116th Congress. A list of Loebsack’s accomplishments throughout the […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, This week the Appropriations and Ways & Means committees have continued to meet to discuss the most vital part of this session’s legislation: the state budget. With so much going on, I wanted to point out some bills that I believe are crucial to District 80 and will provide […]
by Rep Dustin Hite With just under a month left of session, everyone is in budget mode at the Statehouse. This means we are proposing and debating many appropriations and ways and means bills because these are the bills that set the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. I believe we have done a good […]
