by Sarah Curry | Aug 15, 2022 | Opinion, State Government
The COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, yet the federal government took over a year to direct financial relief to municipalities across the country through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The pandemic hit local communities across Iowa hard, but our governments...
by Luke Martz | Jul 26, 2022 | Agriculture, Federal, State Government
While Americans across the country are being hard hit by historic inflation under President Joe Biden, new research indicates that rural Americans are being disproportionately affected by inflation and record gas prices. A recent Iowa State University study found that...
by Iowa Field Report | May 24, 2022 | Legislature, State Government
Closing Remarks from Senate Majority Leader Whitver Des Moines – Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, R-Ankeny, released closing remarks at the end of the 2022 Iowa Legislative Session as prepared for delivery. Friends and colleagues, I want to start by simply...
by Caleb Lillquist | May 6, 2022 | State Government
Iowa Secretary Of State Paul Pate announced on Twitter this afternoon the recognization of Iowa’s 2018 law requiring ID at voter polls. Pate Reminded voters that despite various pushback, voter turnout for Iowa increased. Five years ago today, we instituted #VoterID...
by Matt Whitaker | Apr 4, 2022 | Legislature, Opinion, State Government
In the final weeks of session, the Iowa legislature has an immediate opportunity to make strides toward solving public safety and workforce challenges by advancing a proven and tested solution: incentivize people on probation to complete education and vocational...
by Iowa Field Report | Mar 21, 2022 | Law Enforcement, State Government
In an expected move by prominent national and Iowa Democrats, progressives have continued to use the latest East High shooting that left two students injured and one dead in Des Moines as evidence to push their agenda to attack the Governor and push gun control....