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Discussion Related to Renewable Energy Policy in Worth County
The subject is in debate among the county supervisors and across the county residents. This discussion lays out the current situation and establishes a path forward as I see it. The following points establish current facts and lay out...
One of the most difficult things I have tried to do as your mayor has been to convince our residents that the appearance of our town is very important to everyone. Our city crew works hard to keep the parks, the cemetery and all the other public spaces clean and looking great. It is up to every one...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I got a newspaper insert saying a big box store was having a 10% off everything in the store sale.
Did you take advantage of that discount?
No, I couldn't afford to buy everything in the store.
Driving by Bruce's drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named...
Weeks 11 and 12 were the final two weeks of the second funnel. The second funnel is a self-imposed deadline by which policy bills from the Senate must be out of committee in the House and House bills must be out of committee in the Senate in order to continue being considered. The exceptions to...
88th General
Assembly:
New property assessments arrived in many Iowa mailboxes this week and those assessments came with a shock for many Iowans. The Quad City Times reported average increases of 8.5 percent in Scott County, WOWT noted increases of $55,000 on a residential property in Council...
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
Did you fix my car?
I couldn't. There wasn't anything wrong with it.
I wish I'd have known that. I could have fixed it myself.
Driving by Bruce's drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. Once upon a...
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
It's been a crazy morning.
What's going on?
I worried I was going to be late for a tax appointment. I was 16 miles away, but I hurried and made it in 12 miles.
Driving by Bruce's drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive,...
Before President James Polk went to bed on Dec. 28, 1846, he dipped his quill pen in ink and wrote in his diary: “Nothing much happened today.”
But now, of course, many Iowans disagree. That’s the day the president signed a bill admitting Iowa as the 29th state in the Union and paved the way for a...
88th General
Assembly:
This week was the eleventh week of the legislative session. Last Friday the Revenue Estimating Conference met. It is a panel that gives us the budget overlook as we start preparing our budgets for the next fiscal year. Because of the pro-growth policies we have continued to...
Week Nine and Ten
Weeks nine and ten have been busy as we work towards the second funnel deadline of April 2. We had less debate this week and passed four bills on the House floor.
• HF 744 Protecting Free Speech in Schools and on Campus received broad bi-partisan support.
• HF 802 –...