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Freshman Profile: Garrett Gobble
Gobble says that the caucus will continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on Iowa’s families and economies this session. One of the top issues on his mind is expanding access to childcare. On the campaign trail, Gobble heard from many parents who were struggling with the excessive costs of childcare, often having to make the difficult decision between staying home from work
By Unanimous Vote: Kaufmann and Upmeyer Elected To Lead Iowa GOP
Saturday, the Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central Committee voted unanimously to re-elect their current chairman Jeff Kauffman to another term. The committee also elected former Republican Speaker of the Iowa House, Linda Upmeyer, to serve as party co-chair. Both votes were unanimous.
Eliminate Barriers To Open Enrollment
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the discussion over education delivery in Iowa. Many Iowa parents are struggling with their children learning from home or balancing a hybrid system of in-school and online learning. In addition, many children are being impacted by the “COVID slide” and are falling behind academically. This has led to a growing call for more parental choice in education. Open enrollment is one avenue for parental choice in Iowa education, but some school districts in Iowa have created roadblocks making it more difficult for parents to enroll their children in another district.
Hinson Moves Quickly to Hold Big Tech Accountable
One of the first bills that Rep. Hinson has cosponsored during her time as IA-01’s representative is the Curbing Abuse and Saving Expression in Technology (CASE-IT) Act. Currently, Big Tech companies take advantage of Section 230 to censor and suppress certain content with no accountability or liability. As you know, it is conservative voices that face the ire of Big Tech’s bias and are silenced online.
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Grassley: End the Taxpayer Giveaway to Big Oil & Gas
Our bill would set a uniform federal royalty at 18.75 percent, applied to new leases. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that royalty would raise $200 million in federal revenue over the next 10 years as it is phased in, with an equivalent amount going to the states where the oil or gas is being extracted.
And it isn’t just the royalty rate that needs an update. The minimum bid for oil and gas companies that want to lease federal land for exploration and extraction has not increased in over 30 years. Today, they can lease federal land for a minimum of just $2 per acre — cheaper than a cup of coffee in many places. Over the past four years, over one million acres have been leased at this minimum rate, meaning that nearly 20 percent of the 5.4 million acres leased since 2016 has produced only $2 million in rental revenue to taxpayers.
Unable To Win: Rita Hart To Ask Pelosi To Overturn Election Results
Failed Lt. Governor Candidate and State Senator Rita Hart lost her campaign against Mariannette Miller-Meeks to represent Iowa's second district in Congress. Miller-Meeks was officially declared the winner Monday afternoon by the state canvassing board with a margin...
Leader Whitver Announces 2021 Senate Committee Chairs
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 Whitver noted the...
Speaker Grassley Announces Committee Leadership Assignments
Speaker of the Iowa House, Republican Pat Grassley, announced committee leadership for the upcoming legislative session. The legislature is scheduled to convene on Monday, January 11, 2021. In a statement sent Tuesday morning, Grassley specifically mentioned...
Hart Campaign Urges Board to Adopt Vote Tally From Broken Machine
The Second Congressional District election saga in Jasper County finally ended Wednesday evening, but not before the Rita Hart campaign fought one more time for approval of faulty results from a malfunctioning machine. The Second District race, which is one of the...
Rob Sand’s Attorney & COS: Jasper Co. should count election results from broken machine
This morning, the Rita Hart campaign sent out a press release saying that Jasper County should certify recount results from a machine that is known to everyone not to be working correctly. Meanwhile, during his working hours, Rob Sand’s general counsel and chief of...
Leader McCarthy to House Democrats: Keep Your Word
Congressman Kevin McCarthy, the leader of House Republicans from California, sent a letter last week letter to 23 Democrat members of the House of Representatives urging them to keep their word. The letter comes after those same moderate Democrats sent a letter to...
Gov. Reynolds’ Covid-19 Address – Republicans React
Governor Kim Reynolds gave a special address to Iowans Monday evening urging them to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and announced new guidelines to limit Iowa's growing coronavirus infection rate. The new guidelines were issued via proclamation that went into effect...
Linda Upmeyer Announces Run For GOP Co-Chair
Rep. Linda Upmeyer announced today via email to state GOP central committee members that she has thrown her hat in the ring to serve as the Iowa GOP Co-Chair. Her announcement comes after former Co-Chairman, Dr. Cody Hoefert, announced that he would not seek another...