April 2, 2018 – Assistant Wapello County Attorney Andrew Ritland has announced he is running for the Republican nomination for Mahaska County Attorney. Current County Attorney James Blomgren has decided not to run for another term, creating a vacancy in the office. After graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law with high distinction, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa House 79 Candidate Nick Ryan has had an interest in politics and policy making for several years now. He’s been active with Republican campaigns and worked at fundraising for several conservative candidates. Ryan decided to step out of that shadow to tell his vision for Iowan’s. Voters in District 79 will […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Samantha Keith is running for the Iowa House District 79 in the wake of Guy Vander Linden’s retirement announcement. Keith is a Democrat in a highly Republican district and will be facing Republican Dustin Hite and Libertarian Nick Ryan. Keith said her desire to run comes from her long-time interest in politics, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Connie Van Polen has been with the Mahaska County Treasurers Office for 23 years, and she’s running for Mahaska County Treasurer after Sone Scott announced her retirement. Van Polen was hired by Arlene Tucker in 1995 and was appointed to accounting deputy in 1996. Sone Scott promoted Van Polen to First Deputy […]
by Ken Rozenboom In the Legislature As the month of March comes to an end, history tells us thunderstorms will soon be rolling across our state. Therefore, Governor Kim Reynolds declared this week as Severe Weather Awareness week in Iowa. The tremendous power of strong winds, and the sovereignty of the One who sends them, […]
by Guy Vander Linden Skyrocketing Cost of Backfilling Local TIF’s with State Dollars The House Appropriations Committee is beginning to look at a subject not easily understood and rarely discussed in the Iowa Capitol – the cost of the Tax Increment Financing program to the state budget. The TIF program was established in 1992 as […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa’s Ag Secretary Bill Northey has recently been appointed as Under Secretary at the USDA. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Mike Naig to that position. Ray Gasser has tossed his hat into the Republican ring for that position, citing all the experiences that he has in agriculture as the primary motivator. Gasser […]
by Ken Rozenboom In the Legislature Following the second major legislative deadline of the year, much of our time on the Senate floor was spent sending bills between the House and Senate, and moving legislation to the governor. We continue to work on tough issues, including affordable health care coverage for Iowans. We have worked […]
by Larry Sheets Dear friends in House District 80, The House and Senate reached a final compromise on the deappropriation of 2018 Budget. With that behind us, work can continue on the 2019 Budget. The so-called Heartbeat Bill passed the committee vote and will be voted on in the House very soon. This Bill outlaws […]
by Guy Vander Linden Iowa House Passes Affordable Health Options for Iowans In January, the Commerce committee heard from the Insurance Commissioner on the state of the individual health insurance market in the state of Iowa. There was and continues to be an immediate concern for 20,000 Iowans who have no health insurance because they […]
