by Senator Joni Ernst | May 7, 2021 | Education, Opinion, Policy
In the coming weeks, high school students in Iowa and across the country will don their cap and gown to receive their high-school diplomas. Many of them will look forward to attending college in the fall. It’s an exciting time in the lives of so many young adults, but...
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 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 Luke Martz | Feb 8, 2021 | Education, Opinion
Leave it to Iowa Starting Line to demonstrate just how bad it’s gotten in the liberal blogosphere. Liberals elitists, Teachers Union Activists and Democrats were up in arms this past week once Dowling Catholic School in Windsor Heights announced it was ready to...
