Oskaloosa, Iowa – A run for any office takes many hours of commitment and hard work. John Archer (R- Bettendorf), candidate for the Iowa Second District took the time to visit Oskaloosa and our Eggs and Issues political forum, held every other weekend at Smokey Row. Archer, has worked for John Deere for the past […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Traditionally, the halfway point of the legislative session is called ‘Funnel Week’, which is a self-imposed deadline of sorts that helps to limit the number of bills open for debate. Tax bills, some amendments, along with budget related bills might be exceptions, but anything else that has not cleared committees in either […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Politics runs in the family, along with a desire to serve his community. Joe Judge is looking to become the next representative for Iowa House District 80. Judge is no stranger to public service, his mother was Lt. Governor under Governor Chet Culver. “Public service has been something in my family even […]
State Senator Tom Rielly invites constituents to Pella listening post State Senator Tom Rielly of Oskaloosa is working on legislation to help create jobs and expand educational opportunity. The public is invited to join him on March 9 at Smokey Row in Pella from 8:30 am – 9:30 am to discuss these issues and others. […]
In the Senate, we’ve unanimously approved a bill to give more than 260,000 Iowa households a boost in their state tax return, including the families of 37 percent of Iowa’s children. Boosting the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) supports working families, places value on raising children and puts money into local economies. That’s why we […]
House Republicans Pass Historic Property Tax Reform and Relief House File 2274, the only property tax proposal which delivers significant tax relief and genuine reform to all classes of Iowa’s property tax payers, passed the Iowa House on Tuesday. This will be the fourth property tax reform proposal the House has sent to the Senate […]
Des Moines, IA – Today, Republican Party of Iowa Chairman AJ Spiker released the following statement on the third anniversary of President Obama signing the so-called stimulus bill into law: “Three years after President Obama signed his massive stimulus spending bill into law, it’s clear that even by the President’s own standards, the so-called ‘stimulus […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Town hall meetings are a good way for residents to hear and interact with their elected officials, and two major stops are in the near future for Oskaloosa. Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will be hosting a town hall meeting Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 3:30 pm inside Smokey Row. […]
Des Moines, Iowa – The Status of Fiscal Year 14 Allowable Growth There was movement this week on Allowable Growth for Fiscal Year 14; however there are two vastly different proposals. The Senate passed SF 2114 setting allowable growth at 4% for FY14 (the 2013/2014 school year). The House’s bill, HF 2245, doesn’t set growth […]
This year, the state budget must help Iowa workers and businesses recovering from the national recession. That means doing all we can to encourage new jobs. The plan we’re working on in the Senate balances the state budget without raising taxes. It includes: A commercial property tax cut that is especially helpful to Iowa’s small […]
