by Luke Martz | Aug 16, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion
There was a protest last week at the Iowa State Capitol. You’ll be forgiven if you missed it, as there were only a dozen or so folks there. What was it about? Masks. Iowa State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott was there with the protestors standing sitting in...
by Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Aug 14, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
This week, the world-famous Iowa State Fair officially kicked off after a year hiatus. From humble beginnings in Fairfield 167-years ago, the Iowa State Fair is a bucket list event that has attracted millions of people from across the world. With hundreds of forms of...
by Iowa Field Report | Aug 13, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion
“Hey, John. They are about to vote.” “Alright. I’ll be there in a few minutes,” Rep. Landon said as he drove back from yet another doctor’s appointment. This last session was not ordinary for anyone. With virtual committee meetings,...
by Randy Feenstra | Aug 13, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Tucked away in President Biden and the Democrats’ multi-trillion-dollar tax-and-spend proposal are tax hikes that will have an adverse impact on our agriculture community. For the past few months, I have been drawing attention to these tax hikes — including...
by Chuck Grassley | Aug 12, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
This week I joined a bipartisan group of sixty-nine senators to invest in America’s roads, bridges, locks and dams, broadband and more. At almost every one of my 99 county meetings, Iowans raise the need for infrastructure projects in Iowa. They also ask me,...
by John Hendrickson | Aug 10, 2021 | Opinion
Recently, C-SPAN released its 2021 Presidential Rankings Survey and President Herbert Hoover was ranked near the bottom. Hoover’s poor ranking is no surprise as he is often viewed as a failure or below average. “It is one of history’s cruelest ironies that Herbert...
