by Randy Feenstra | Feb 18, 2021 | Opinion
On Monday, August 10, 2020, a massive storm system with high winds and isolated tornadoes tore through the Midwest, leaving a 700-mile path of destruction in its wake — from Nebraska all the way to Indiana. In Iowa, early estimates indicated that 43 percent of...
by Randy Feenstra | Feb 9, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
The state of Iowa is one of the best financially managed states in the nation. In the Iowa Legislature, we maintained a balanced budget because we abided by a simple budgeting principle — one that businesses and families across the state live by every day: Don’t...
by Luke Martz | Jan 16, 2021 | Campaigns, Party Politics
Saturday, the Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central Committee voted 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...
by Luke Martz | Nov 17, 2020 | Governor, State Government
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...
by Luke Martz | Nov 14, 2020 | Party Politics, State Politics
Republican Party of Iowa Chairman, Jeff Kaufmann announced Saturday that he will seek a fourth term as chair. He made the announcement at the party’s state central committee meetings, held virtually via zoom. Kaufmann was elected to the role of chair in 2014....
