by Senator Ken Rozenboom The eleventh week of the legislative session focused on floor debate before another major legislative deadline next week. One bill debated this week was Senate File 547, known as the “hands free” bill. This bill is designed to keep Iowa roads safer from the dangers of cell phone usage while driving. […]
Author: Rep. Helena Hayes, Iowa House District 88 House File 604: Teacher Empowerment On Wednesday, March 22nd the Iowa House of Representatives passed House File 604- an act for teacher empowerment. This bill addresses several concerns House members have been hearing from teachers across the state. What the bill does: ● Allows the ombudsman to […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom The tenth week of the 2023 legislative session is behind us. For those of us that keep track of such things Thursday, March 16 was the 67th day of the session, and if we’re able to get our work done in the 110 days that we are paid per diem, we […]
Last week, Biden’s Department of Energy admitted that COVID-19 likely originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a stance shared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined five of her Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to release […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom As I did in my January 19 newsletter, I will again devote an entire newsletter to one topic. Serving as the chairman of the Senate Education Committee, for me the first few weeks on the 2023 session have been focused on K-12 education policy matters. This week I want to clearly […]
February 25th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – After introductions of the panel, which included Barb Kniff McCulla from House District 37, Helena Hayes from House District 88, Adrian Dickey from Senate District 41, and Ken Rozenboom, Senate District 19. All four are Republicans in the 2023 Iowa Legislative Session. Questions included those involving Iowa Senate […]
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 […]
