by Dustin Hite As week nine is coming to a close here at the State House, the next phase of the 2022 legislative session is underway. The first of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget bills were released and subcommittees started taking action on the proposed spending plans. Leading the way is the Justice Systems Budget […]
by Holly Brink Week 8 Update Hello Friends, It was a great week here at the Capitol building with beautiful weather alongside various beneficial legislation passed through the Iowa House of Representatives. Extensive progress was made this week for Iowans as Governor Kim Reynolds signed a historic tax cut for all Iowans into law. Thanks […]
by Dustin Hite Hi all! As we wrap up the eighth week of session, I thought I would take the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Morgan White and I am Representative Hite’s clerk for the 89th General Assembly. I was raised on a row-crop and beef cattle farm in Estherville, Iowa (NW IA) […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom As I write this newsletter on Thursday evening the world is watching what appears to be a full-scale invasion of a sovereign nation by a Russian tyrant. I hope and pray that we are not witnessing anything like Adolph Hitler’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 that began the world-wide […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey The wrestlers left town last week and the basketballers don’t arrive until next week, which means this week the Capitol was a bit slower, except for NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business), ITR (Iowans for Tax Relief), Farm Bureau, and the Iowa Cattlemen’s groups that stopped in. I was fortunate that […]
by Holly Brink Week 7 Update Hello Friends, This week at the Iowa House of Representatives, floor debate was in full swing. We debated numerous bills to help Iowans and further the progress of the great state of Iowa as a whole. The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill to cut taxes for every […]
by Dustin Hite This week is the first post-funnel week, and we spent most of the week busy in debate on the House floor. Many of the bills passed unanimously or near unanimously. We passed bills ensuring that worker’s compensation pays for prosthetics which are necessary due to a work related injury; strengthening laws and […]
by Jennifer Konfirst A ROUGH START TO SESSION We’ve been in session for just over a month now and it’s been a rough start. We were elected to represent everyone in our districts, not just those who agree with us. In the first six weeks, it seems some of my colleagues have forgotten that. Instead […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Week six is funnel week and is the first legislative deadline of the session. It certainly is one of the busiest weeks of the year. With the exception of bills in Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Government Oversight committees, the rest of the Senate bills need to be out of their […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom This was one of the busiest weeks of the year. By the end of this week Senate bills need to be out of committees in order for them to be debated by the full Senate and considered in the House of Representatives, with the exception of bills in the Appropriations, Ways […]
