Over the last few years, Iowa families and farmers have been forced to empty their wallets at the gas station as fuel costs soared nationwide. Between federal restrictions on domestic energy production and record inflation, the average price of gas eclipsed nearly $5 last summer, draining ...
The Heart of Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund continues to make an impact in local communities. The Trust Fund is reaching people in more communities who need financial help to fix up and ultimately stay in their homes. It initially served Hamilton and Webster counties. It recently grew to ...
It is rare, but occasionally someone seeking treatment for an illness or injury ends up worse off because a mistake was made by a health care provider. At that point the situation often moves from the health care system to the legal system. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Negligent or ...
Just 18 years ago, I was a wide-eyed seventh-grader at Phillips Middle School when I, and a small group of my classmates, spent the day following the courts and crime reporter at The Messenger for a job shadowing activity. I don’t remember much about that day — I recall the reporter ...
China represents the greatest threat to our national, economic, energy, and food security. From buying up American farmland to stonewalling investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, China cannot be trusted. As we begin the 118th Congress, I have helped introduce several ...
It’s hard to believe we are wrapping up week five already. We are going at pretty good pace as we have passed several major pieces of legislation so far. Some people have mentioned to me that it seems like we are racing things through the process. Five weeks have gone and the first funnel ...