To the editor: The EPC, the Environmental Protection Commission, has nine members appointed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. Requirements say three members must be active in livestock or grain farming. Farming’s a business, right? One must be from the business of finance or commerce. One ...
Q: What’s new with your efforts to boost transparency in foreign investment of farmland? A: Last year, Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and I teamed up and introduced the Farmland Security Act to shine a spotlight on foreign investment of U.S. farmland. Our bill requires the USDA to create ...
It’s an all too common sight on Iowa roads: a driver with a phone pressed to their ear, chatting away while their vehicle weaves in and out of its lane. Such action could be the beginning of a crash and, in a worst case scenario, a tragedy. Just how bad is this kind of distracted driving ...
Welcome to the first Minute with Mike of the first session of the 90th General Assembly. First of all, I want to thank the voters of the new House District 7 (Calhoun, Pocahontas, Sac and the western side of Webster) for this unbelievable opportunity to serve you in this beautiful building. ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, being observed today, is an appropriate time to recall an exceptional person. But more importantly, it’s a time to recommit the nation to the cause for which King died and the legacy he left for all of us. The famed civil rights leader, assassinated April 4, ...
I took the Oath of Office on Jan. 9, beginning a third term in the Iowa Senate. It’s an honor to serve you. The 2023 Legislative Session has begun. This week we welcomed a total of 14 new members to the Iowa Senate. Nine new Senate Republicans were sworn into office, officially beginning ...