State Senator Ken Rozenboom Newsletter: Rozenboom Report (4/28/2013) The Iowa legislature is scheduled to meet through May 3, but it’s quite apparent that we will not be finished with our work then. As we approach the end of the 2013 legislative session, the majority of legislation comes in the form of large budget bills. Funding […]
The end of April nears and the corn planters are greased and ready to go. A little too wet, but no complaints after last year. Who would have thought? We are all optimistic that the end of session is near. As we wind down session, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank all […]
Greetings from Under the Golden Dome We continue to advocate for much-needed comprehensive tax reform in Iowa. The current tax system is burdensome and one of the most complex in the nation; however, when the Iowa Senate had an opportunity to pass true property tax reform this week, we ended up passing a bill that […]
Dear Iowa Taxpayer: April 15. Tax Day. The day on the calendar that is burned into the minds of almost every working man, woman or child in this country. While the due date for our federal individual tax returns is certainly nothing to celebrate, it provides a perfect opportunity to update you on important comprehensive […]
Week 13 Hello to everyone in Senate District 40. We continue our work in Des Moines with a goal of wrapping up the session on the scheduled May 3 date. The big ticket items still on the agenda include the education reform and funding package, appropriations, Medicaid expansion and tax reform. The education discussion is […]
Greetings from Under the Golden Dome The Des Moines Register wrote a scathing six page article about the current emergency medical system in Iowa in the Sunday paper on April 7th. It was clear that the Des Moines Register was misinformed about the rural Iowa emergency medical system. The paper stated that over a two […]
Greetings from Under the Golden Dome This was our second funnel week. Bills, other than Appropriations or Ways and Means Committee legislation, need to have been passed out of one chamber and a committee of the other to still be considered alive for the session. One of the bills that came from the House Agricultural […]
Greetings from Under the Golden Dome Again, this week many bills are moving forward. Primarily the bills are noncontroversial but the longest debate was on the education reform bill. One part of the bill changes the 180 day requirement to 1,080 hours of instruction. The schools I have talked to in my senate district already […]
Medicaid Expansion Train Headed Down the Tracks This week in the Iowa Senate, Democrats passed a bill expanding the Medicaid program. The passage of SF 296 sends the Medicaid Expansion train out of the station and down the tracks with little consideration of the passengers’ well-being or the long-term journey. Chronic disease and obesity are […]
One of the most important decisions the legislature and the Governor must make this year is how to deal with providing health care to uninsured Iowans with the new mandates of the federal government under the Affordable Health Care Act. Iowa legislators continue to receive many form e-mails encouraging the legislature to support Medicaid expansion. […]
