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U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson co-sponsored the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, the Emergency Savings Account Act, and the Small Business...

Hendrickson: Time to Eliminate Barriers to Tax Relief

Iowans for Tax Relief: A Step Backward

byIowans for Tax Relief

Iowans for Tax Relief was in favor of SF 364 until the Iowa House added an amendment that went far...

Permitless Carry Bills Advance in Iowa’s Legislature

A gun bill that includes permitless carry passed in the Iowa House Public Safety and Iowa Senate Judiciary committees, and...

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Iowans for Tax Relief: A Step Backward

March 5, 2021

Iowans for Tax Relief was in favor of SF 364 until the...

Opinion

Rogers: Before Casting Judgement on Private and Charter Schools Review the Evidence

March 4, 2021

Walt Rogers: "Numerous academic studies demonstrate that public schools get better when...

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Charter School Expansion Advances Out of Iowa House Committee

The Iowa House Education Committee passed HSB 242, legislation that expands and reforms Iowa's charter school law, by a 14 to...

Libertarians Call on Reynolds to Veto Election Bill

Libertarians call on Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto SF 413, a comprehensive election law bill, they say will negatively impact...

Reynolds Extends Mask Mandate, Gathering Restrictions By One Week

Reynolds Reflects on One-Year Anniversary of Iowa’s First COVID-19 Cases

byMary Stroka

Close to one year after Iowa reported its first cases of COVID-19, nearly 741,000 vaccine doses have been administered in...

Axne Votes for the Equality Act, Feenstra, Hinson, and Miller-Meeks Oppose

Iowa’s U.S. House Delegation Split on Justice in Policing Act

Republican U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted against H.R. 1280, and Democrat U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne...

Grassley: Big Victories for Rural Healthcare

Grassley Files Statement of Candidacy, Still Has Not Decided If He Will Run in 2022

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