During my first term in the U.S. Senate, Congress established Women’s History Week to recognize the role women play in our nation’s economy, culture and politics. Acknowledging their work, sacrifice, resilience and patriotism inspires future generations to pursue their dreams and ...
Greetings neighbors and friends! Week 11 of the 2024 legislative session is now in the books. We debated dozens of bills in the Senate, including a lot of good bipartisan bills, and unfortunately a few controversial ones like the proposal to reform the Area Education Agencies. With only a ...
A new farm bill is top of mind for many farmers, ranchers, and rural community members. However, amidst the ongoing discussions and negotiations, another important conversation is beginning to unfold. In the weeks ahead, members of Congress will outline federal spending levels for 2025, ...
Greetings friends and neighbors! As I write this, today marks the end of the tenth week of the legislative session and is also the second funnel date for the session. The second funnel is the date by which policy bills must make it out of their originating chamber and out of committee in the ...
We have finished the tenth week of the session, which was the second funnel for when Senate bills had to be through a House Committee. At last count, the House had passed roughly 175 bills over to the Senate so far, and the Senate has sent the House about 60 bills. The House continues to ...
As a candidate for Sheriff in beautiful Tama County, I know how important it is to be connected with the ones you serve. Although I did not grow up in Tama County, I have strong connections here. My great-grandmother Blanche (Sevcik) Rebik was born in Carroll Township, near Vining, with her ...
Sunshine Week is March 10-16, 2024. Q: What is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)? A: Under this nearly six decades-old federal law, the public has the right to request access to records from any federal agency. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) helps keep check on government ...
Greetings friends and neighbors! On Tuesday last week, we had an extremely special day at the Capitol – University of Northern Iowa Day! UNI Day is always one of my favorite days of the session. I got to spend time visiting with students, faculty, staff, and administrators who do incredible ...
Greetings friends and neighbors! Our work in the Iowa Senate last week was focused on consideration of bills in the full chamber that have passed out of their respective committees. In between our debates and other meetings, though, I made time to meet with various groups visiting from our ...
Week 8 was marked by more intense floor debate as we work through some of the more impactful bills, particularly within the education arena. There are far too many to adequately discuss in this newsletter, but I’ll mention a few. House Republicans have been meeting with school ...