by Iowa Field Report | Apr 7, 2022 | Mailbag, Opinion
As we enter year three of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, we must acknowledge our healthcare system’s strengths while working to fix our weaknesses. We have seen some incredible medical innovations come out of these past few years, from vaccines to booster shots to...
by Luke Martz | Apr 6, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
Today, Cindy Axne faced backlash for tweeting a photo of her meeting with the University of Iowa’s Student Government Association where she appeared maskless and the students were in masks. She is totally comfortable masking the students while she breaths...
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 Senator Joni Ernst | Apr 3, 2022 | Congress, Opinion
This week President Biden repeated an old adage while announcing his Fiscal Year 2023 budget, saying, “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” Well, I have a message for President Biden: your budget certainly doesn’t...
by Luke Martz | Mar 29, 2022 | Opinion
Sen. Joni Ernst and Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) Co-Chair Linda Upmeyer participated in a virtual discussion event organized by RPI and the Republican National Committee (RNC) in recognition of Women’s History Month. Ernst and Upmeyer discussed their trailblazing...
by Jason Schultz | Mar 28, 2022 | Legislature, Opinion
The largest bill to move out of each chamber this week was HF 2355, the Unemployment Insurance reform bill. There has long been a need to reform Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund (UITF) laws in order to balance the need for those terminated through no fault of...
