The low House Chamber has quickly moved into week four of session and we remain on course in taking the steps needed to ensure low remains strong and viable for families to live and businesses to thrive. During my first term in the low House, l've witnessed all the good change that ...
Another week has passed this session, and I wanted to update you on some recent happenings in the Senate. Unfortunately, late Monday night (Jan. 23), the Senate passed Governor Reynolds's voucher bill, which I voted against. I made a speech highlighting the importance of public schools and ...
As we start the new year, it is good to reflect on the environmental successes of the past year. During 2022, there was one special event to celebrate, the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act that addresses climate change in a significant way. Many of the act’s provisions apply directly ...
The 2023 legislative session is underway and it’s great to be back to work on behalf of my constituents. This week has been dominated by discussion of Governor Reynolds’ school voucher bill, and I have heard from hundreds of people in Black Hawk County, Tama, and Benton counties who have ...
When I entered kindergarten, I rode Bus 8 throughout northern Tama County until ending up at my grandparents’ house. While the bus driver, Ivan Stansbery, made sure we kept our feet out of the aisle, we were nearly the last people to get off the bus. It felt like Homer’s Odyssey, but it ...
The 90th General Assembly of the lowa House of Representatives is officially in session, and this year will prove to bring some big agenda items to continue to make low the greatest state in the nation to live and raise a family. I take great pride representing my constituents in House ...
The 2023 legislative session is off to a great start. We have heard Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address, from Chief Justice Christiansen’s Condition of the Judiciary address, and Major General Benjamin Corell’s Condition of the Guard address. Iowa is strong in every aspect. ...
I did not plan to write another Iowa education article, but with the opening of the Iowa legislative session last week, the changes to the recent bill are worth noting. If the bill passes, it will fundamentally change how education will work in Iowa. According to the Iowa Capital Dispatch, ...
As we begin Iowa’s 2023 legislative session, I wanted to take a moment to reintroduce myself. I’m Eric Giddens and I’m proud to represent you in the Iowa Senate. I represent Senate District 38, which includes Cedar Falls, Hudson, Evansdale, Elk Run Heights, Gilbertville, Washburn, and ...
Story on the first baby of the year born at Grinnell Regional Medical Center to Tama couple Ashley and Nichole Eubanks can be viewed here.