by Iowa Field Report | May 20, 2021 | Legislature
Des Moines – Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, R-Ankeny, released closing remarks at the end of the 2021 Iowa Legislative Session. Mr. President, It is a tradition at the beginning of each legislative session for the Senate Majority Leader to lay out the vision...
by Luke Martz | Apr 8, 2021 | Legislature
The Senate State of Iowa Eighty-ninth General Assembly STATEHOUSE Des Moines, Iowa 50319 April 6, 2021 Senate Passes $100 Million Property Tax Cut Des Moines – Today, the Iowa Senate passed Senate File 587 reforming the state’s mental health system and reducing...
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 | Jan 11, 2021 | Legislature, State Government
Below are the opening day remarks of Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, R-Ankeny, as prepared for delivery: “Our country was founded on the principles of limited government and individual liberty. Those ideas led to the concept of the American Dream. Since I have...
by Luke Martz | Dec 1, 2020 | Legislature, State Government
Republican Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver announced Tuesday morning who would be the chairs and vice-chairs for the Senate’s standing committees in the next General Assembly. When asked about the makeup of this year’s committees, Majority Leader...
