by Senator Joni Ernst | Feb 26, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Just recently, I was catching up with a friend from Montgomery County who confessed she had been having a difficult time balancing both her job as an essential worker and her responsibilities as a mother of three. When COVID-19 hit last spring, and schools...
by Luke Martz | Feb 25, 2021 | Education, Opinion
This week The Gazette editorial board, fact check team ran an opinion piece fact check on an Op-Ed jointly signed by Governor Reynolds, Speaker Grassley, and Majority Leader Whitver, highlighting the commitment of Iowa Republicans to consistent and stable increases in...
by Linda Upmeyer | Feb 23, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion
The next election always feels so imminent. The moment one is over, we begin focusing our full attention on the next. This period after a heated and seemingly never-ending election cycle allows all of us a time for reflection. We must understand what worked, what did...
by Luke Martz | Feb 22, 2021 | Opinion, Party Politics
The bio at the end of his opinion article in the Register this weekend almost says it all, Jason Noble is a former journalist and Democratic campaign operative from Des Moines. Almost. Noble came home this weekend to take a moment to jump on...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Feb 19, 2021 | Congress, Opinion, Policy
Just last month, President Biden raised eyebrows when he took executive action to begin transitioning federal government vehicles to electric vehicles. It followed a similar move spearheaded by California Governor Gavin Newsom, who last September, fully embraced the...
by Randy Feenstra | Feb 18, 2021 | Opinion
On Monday, August 10, 2020, a massive storm system with high winds and isolated tornadoes tore through the Midwest, leaving a 700-mile path of destruction in its wake — from Nebraska all the way to Indiana. In Iowa, early estimates indicated that 43 percent of...
