by Ashley Hinson | May 12, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Each day under the Biden Administration and Speaker Pelosi’s leadership, we experience a new attack on our Constitution. In President Biden’s recent Joint Address to Congress, he admitted that he believes “no amendment to the Constitution is absolute.” I...
by Jason Schultz | May 7, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion, Policy, State Government
The regular 110-day long session has ended, but the Iowa Legislature is still working to complete a budget and tax plan. In order to complete a budget, we need a reliable prediction of revenues. The Senate is prioritizing broad-based tax cuts as a plan to lower the...
by Mariannette Miller-Meeks | May 7, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
While the COVID-19 health crisis has dominated the news over the past year, there is another deadly epidemic affecting every corner of the country: the opioid epidemic. America has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic for years, and Iowa is no exception. As a doctor,...
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 | May 5, 2021 | Media, Opinion
It’s hard to know where to start with the pretentious, stereotyping performance from liberal hack Trip Gabriel in the New York Times last week. It was a repulsive piece, scoffing at Burlington and pretty much all of rural Iowa. But let’s start with the...
by Matt Windschitl | May 3, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion, Policy, State Government
The topic of vaccine passports has been talked about quite frequently over the past few months nationally and in Iowa. People from all walks of life and political affiliations in Iowa have expressed concerns on the possibility of vaccine passports being issued by the...