State Senator Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) filed his own education reform bill today. His bill would see the abolishment of the Iowa Department of Education and the State Board of Education. It would also establish an … read the rest
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Feb 202012
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland’s client numbers are down, and yet the organization has increased its taxpayer funding in just one year by $500,000 in additional government grants. According to PPH’s most recent annual report, … read the rest
CEDAR FALLS – In an event Friday morning at Scratch Cupcakery in Cedar Falls, Matt Reisetter announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for a seat in the Iowa Senate. Reisetter intends to run … read the rest
Feb 172012
The Iowa House this week passed a historical property tax reform bill with decreases in both commercial and residential property tax rates. Their plan entails: Every Iowan receives tax relief and there is no shifting … read the rest
Feb 162012
This is going to be my last post on the upcoming 7th Annual Governor’s Conference for LGBTQ Youth put on by Iowa Safe Schools because nothing’s going to change since all parties involved are being … read the rest
Feb 152012
Jill June, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland CEO, is on the warpath – in an imaginary war created by the organization that butters her bread, Planned Parenthood. According to June’s war rhetoric in her January … read the rest
Dear Governor Branstad: As an educator and as a person of faith, I share your goals to eliminate bullying and harassment of any person for any reason. Writing this letter on Valentine’s Day is a … read the rest
Council Bluffs, Iowa – February 14, 2012 – A new poll released this week by the Legacy Foundation shows that 76 percent of Iowans support a requirement to show photo identification before being allowed to … read the rest
Feb 142012
My jaw about dropped when I read Jason Clayworth’s piece yesterday in The Des Moines Register that discussed Secretary of State Matt Schultz’ desire to be able to reject offensive business names that are submitted … read the rest
Well at least one of my questions anyway. I had a couple of questions after A.J. Spiker was elected to replace Matt Strawn as the Chair of the Republican Party of Iowa by the State … read the rest
