by Luke Martz | Apr 9, 2021 | Policy, Renewable Fuels
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan contains billions of dollars in tax giveaways to electric vehicle manufacturers so the U.S. will move toward an all-electric fleet. While forcing Americans to exclusively embrace electric cars would be a boon for some...
by Luke Martz | Mar 24, 2021 | Congress, Opinion, Policy
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley will join fellow senators on a trip to survey Biden’s Border Crisis this weekend. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas are hosting the trip. As the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, Grassley...
by Luke Martz | Mar 16, 2021 | Education, Mailbag
Ames School’s Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action Misses the Mark If you knew anything about me and my parenting style, you would quickly understand that, while I care about the education of our two boys, I rarely critique the methods used by our schools to...
by Luke Martz | Mar 16, 2021 | Education, Legislature, State Government
Two bipartisan education bills passed in the Iowa House, shepherded by Freshman Representative Garrett Gobble. Both bills enjoyed broad bipartisan support and passed the Iowa House unanimously. House File 770 and House File 675 passed with a vote of 92-0 and 93-0....
by Luke Martz | Mar 11, 2021 | Congress, Policy
Thursday, Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne (D) voted against a proposal she voted in favor of in 2019. The vote in another instance of the congresswoman flip-flopping on issues and her apparent struggle to stand up to her Democratic peers and party on matters regarding...
by Luke Martz | Mar 10, 2021 | Congress, Policy
Iowa Representatives Randy Feenstra and Mariannette Miller-Meeks blasted the house’s passage of a sweeping pro-union bill. The PRO Act, or Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, would override Iowa, and any other state’s, right-to-work laws that...
