by Larry Sheets Dear friends in House District 80, The House passed an amended version of Senate File 455 this week to provide rural school districts with additional funding to address unequal transportation costs. Some districts spend as little as $100 per student while others spend almost $1,000 on transportation costs. We aim for equal […]
Holly Brink of rural Mahaska County announced that she will be seeking election to the Iowa House of Representatives in District 80, which includes the eastern half of Mahaska County, the northwest corner of Wapello County and all of Monroe and Appanoose counties. Brink grew up on a farm in Keokuk County and is a […]
by Guy Vander Linden House Education Bills Still Moving The first funnel has come and gone at the legislature. This is the self-imposed deadline which limits the number of bills the legislature will consider for the remainder of the year. It’s worth taking a look at some bills that survived. This list is not purposefully […]
by Ken Rozenboom It is an honor to serve you at the Iowa Capitol and I enjoy discussions with constituents on the issues we are dealing with here at the statehouse. Please contact me if you have questions on the legislation as is goes through subcommittee and committee process. The Senate’s first floor vote this […]
by Guy Vander Linden Legislature Votes to Increase School Funding by $32 Million This week the House and Senate took action on bills to increase funding for schools through what’s known as Supplement State Aid (SSA). SSA sets the base amount of funding on which school district budgets operate and establish how much funding the […]
by Ken Rozenboom The pace has really started to pick up at the Iowa Capitol as legislation works through subcommittees and committees. Among the bills moving through the Senate process is SSB 3048 which allows the use of blue and white lights on snow plows to prevent car accidents. The program was originally a study […]
by Allison McGuire Oskaloosa Republicans and Democrats will gather this Monday, February 5th at 7 p.m. for the midterm precinct caucuses. Midterm caucuses provide an opportunity for party activists to discuss the principal goals, objectives, and positions that will make up their platform and designate the delegates who will attend the county party convention in […]
(NEW SHARON) – Attorney and Mayor, Dustin Hite announced today he will be seeking election to the Iowa House in District 79 which includes the western half of Mahaska County and portions of Marion County. Hite grew up in rural Mahaska County outside of New Sharon and graduated from North Mahaska High School. He went […]
Fifth Generation Iowa Farmer Looks to Expand Agricultural Job Growth DES MOINES – Farmer, crop insurance agent and former USDA official Tim Gannon announced today he is running for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Tim, who grew up in Mingo and farms 900 acres on his family’s Century Farm in Jasper County, is pledging to […]
Dear friends in House District 80, On the dollar bill you read “In God We Trust.” On the South Wall Frieze at the US Supreme Court you see Moses holding the Ten Commandments. The US Capitol building includes the Congressional Prayer Room, “to provide a quiet place where individual Representatives and Senators may withdraw to […]
