Extreme weather events typically don’t happen very often. However, more and stronger extreme weather events are consistent with what scientists expect from a warming planet. These events are becoming more frequent and severe around the world. Extreme weather events include heatwaves, ...
As session is nearly three weeks from the scheduled end date, progress continues to align for a well-deserved victory as we celebrate positive progress knowing a bright future is ahead for lowa. I was just as shocked as many of you when my Property Tax Assessments were delivered last week. ...
This year, I've enjoyed serving on the Senate Appropriations committee. The Appropriations committee sets the state budget, which is one of the most important items of business the legislature must accomplish every year. Much of our work this week was dedicated to beginning this process, but ...
Growing up, I was an Iowa State Cyclones fan through and through. Then I became a Northern Iowa Panther so being an Iowa Hawkeyes fan has never been on my radar. I will even root for the Drake Bulldogs over the Iowa Hawkeyes, but my stance has softened with Caitlin Clark. She is on ...
Please be aware of the fact that easements have been signed by the absentee landowner of the farmland directly north, south and east of West Union Cemetery in Perry Township just east of Traer, with TED Renewables Land LLC, to build an Industrial Solar Complex. Just these two parcels alone ...
It has been a wacky spring. One day the weather wants to be 55 degrees and sunny, and the next day it wants to be 25 degrees and snowy. It is like a toddler at a candy store taking forever to decide. The last couple springs have been warmer than we currently sit at this point. There was no ...
As the ranking member of the Senate Commerce committee, which handles utilities regulation, I want to highlight a good piece of legislation we are currently working on in the Senate. House File 617 will ensure our utilities are providing the most reliable electricity service to Iowa ...
lowa Agriculture is led by those who play roles in growing our economy for effective progress, leading by example for surrounding Midwestern states. I was honored to be joined by my fellow House Representatives in attending the Ag Leaders Dinner to celebrate National Ag Week at the FFA ...
I am convinced that the way out of our climate mess is through the development of new technologies and processes that may be aided by the government providing funds for research and development. For example, I have read about a couple of emerging technologies that may help reduce our ...
We are losing our precious tree cover at an alarming rate to such causes as storm damage, pests, diseases, chemical drift, and rising commodity prices. Around the turn of the last century, our forefathers in the Iowa Legislature recognized the loss of forested acres at a time of massive ...