by Senator Ken Rozenboom It appears that those of us in Senate District 19 survived the latest wintery blast fairly well. Many of my colleagues headed back to northern Iowa into the face of heavy, blowing snow. My calendar tells me that next week is the first funnel week in the Iowa legislature, so it’s […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom One of most common issues Iowans bring to Senate Republicans is the high cost of property taxes. Property tax collections have increased by $3.95 billion since 2000, an increase of 145%, while the median Iowa household income has only grown by 44% over the same period. This week SSB 1124, the […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom Because I had a new hip installed on January 25, I was unable to publish a newsletter last week. Today, I’ll try to get my constituents caught up with some of the major legislative news. Funding for K-12 students is always one of the first things we address each year during […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Hello Senate District 44, After a chilly week, it’s nice to see a warm weekend ahead of us. This week has consisted of committee meetings, visiting with countless constituents, and voting on a handful of bills that hit the Senate floor. Over the next month, the push to get bills out of […]
January 28th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The second installment of Eggs and Issues 2023 took place Saturday morning at Smokey Row Coffee. One of the longest-running opportunities in the state for constituents to ask questions of their representatives at the Iowa State House hosted two new individuals and a seasoned statesman in Ken Rozenboom. The […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Hello Senate District 44! This third week of session looked very similar to the previous. Legislation is moving through committees and as we saw on Monday night, and finally hitting the Senate floor. Monday night’s debate was quite the event, wrapping up early Tuesday morning. I attended multiple committee and subcommittee […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom I thank all of you for the honor of representing you in the Iowa Senate for the last ten years. Due to redistricting, old Senate District 40 doesn’t exist anymore. I do look forward to continuing to represent some of you in new Senate District 19. For my final newsletter of […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Sine Die. For the second year in a row, we have found ourselves at the Capitol longer than we were scheduled to be. At times it was challenging, however, it was done with resolve by the Republican Senate to stay true to our beliefs and to do what is right for […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey As most of you are aware, my main focus this session has been our workforce and re-employment concerns. Several times this session, I have talked about these issues, largely about HF 2355. This week the House and Senate found a compromise in updating Iowa’s unemployment insurance program. HF 2355 changed the […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom At this point in the legislative session we start saying goodbye to retiring Senators. Redistricting led to a higher number of retirements this year than we normally expect. Retiring members were thanked for their service, and members from both parties shared stories about their service together. From my perspective, the 2022 […]
