Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2014 election is months away, but the process of selecting tomorrows leaders will take a big step on June 3rd when voters whittle the field of candidates down. Locally, in Mahaska County there are 4 candidates for two county supervisor seats currently held by Greg Gordy and Mark Doland. Gordy didn’t […]
by Ken Rozenboom While Governor Terry Branstad, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and an Iowa delegation attended the unveiling of the Norman Borlaug statue Tuesday in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol, several Republican state senators paid tribute to the Iowan at the Iowa State Capitol. Tuesday, March 25 would have been Dr. Borlaug’s 100th birthday. […]
by Rep. Larry Sheets The House and Senate have reached agreement on an overall general fund budget plan. Next year’s general fund budget will spend $6.97 billion, or 99.8% of on-going state revenue. This plan fully funds the property tax credits including the homestead, elderly and disabled, military and ag-land tax credits. It also fully-funds […]
2014 Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Hoefling today challenged incumbent Governor Terry Branstad to a series of five debates in the run up to the June 3rd primary. His proposal includes four smaller events hosted and organized by willing county GOP organizations within the four congressional districts, and would culminate in a large venue debate hosted […]
Narcisse For Governor Campaign 2014 Will Dispute Elections Director Petition Rejections DES MOINES, IOWA | MARCH 15, 2014 – At 12:31 p.m. today Sarah G. Reisetter, Director of Elections for the Iowa Secretary of State sent an email stating her office was rejecting enough submitted petitions to disqualify Jonathan Ray Narcisse’s nomination for the June […]
by Ken Rozenboom After nine weeks and the second funnel now behind us, a couple things have become very clear – Senate Democrats are determined to push for more spending and expanding the scope of government. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are working on issues impacting Iowa families and pushing for legislation that strengthens our economy, fosters […]
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom There have been many discussions regarding Iowa’s workforce this legislative session. However, one of the areas that should be receiving more attention than it has in the past several months is Iowa’s skilled worker shortage. Without question, there is a skilled worker void in our state. One way to narrow that […]
by Rep. Larry Sheets These last two weeks have been filled with scores of code changing debates on the floor of the House. If you recall, I had initiated a Bill to prevent automatic sentence reductions for heinous crimes towards children. This was an effort to thwart any reoccurrences like the Shepherd girl murder. That […]
by Ken Rozenboom When we returned to the Senate this week floor debate and voting began in earnest. The first funnel ended last Friday, and Senators had attended scores of subcommittee and committee meetings in an attempt to get bills moving before the funnel deadline. The Senate took up more than 60 bills this week, […]
by Larry Sheets Last week was very interesting in the Iowa House. We addressed issues relating to abortion and education and less exciting issues like trailer parks. It is effectively emotional and intellectual whiplash. The house voted by a solid majority (including a few conservative Democrats) to outlaw the so-called webcam abortions. These are the […]
