U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley are pushing the U.S. Department of Education to immediately take action to ensure seclusion and restraint data is reported accurately.
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Ernst and Grassley Respond to Seclusion and Restraint in Schools Report
Iowa GOP, It May Be Too Early For This Criticism
Shane Vander Hart: The Iowa GOP criticizing Democratic U.S. Senate candidates of not holding public town halls one year out from the primary is premature.
Schilling: Abortion Group’s Endorsement of Rita Hart Is “Very Concerning”
Former U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling says Rita Hart’s position on abortion will factor into his decision to run in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District race.
Rejecting the Nonsense of Reparations
Phil Bair: Does it make sense to indiscriminately force all white people to pay reparations to all black people for slavery? The answer is in the question.
King to Host Town Halls in Chicksaw and Franklin Counties
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, announced he would hold town hall meetings in Chickasaw and Franklin counties on Friday, June 28, 2019.
Taylor Back on Campaign Trail Following Deployment
Republican candidate Jeremy Taylor returned to the campaign trail in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District race after a three-week military deployment.
C.S. Lewis: Lord or Lunatic, But Never Good Teacher
Kelvey Vander Hart: As C.S. Lewis reminds us, you can call Jesus either Lord or lunatic, but never just a good teacher.
Kedley Drops Out of the Iowa 2nd Congressional District Race
Thomas Kedley drops out of Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District Race: “At this time, I feel like I can make the biggest impact at the local and state level.”
Title X Protect Life Rule Unanimously Upheld by U.S. Ninth Circuit Judges
A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration’s request to lift injunctions that kept the Protect Life Rule to take effect.
Special Election to Replace Heddens in Iowa House District 46 Set
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that a special election to replace former State Rep. Lisa Heddens, D-Ames, in Iowa House District 46 will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2019.
Three Concerns With Hawley’s Internet Censorship Bill
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley introduced the Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act, Shane Vander Hart expresses three concerns with the bill as written.
Keeping a Check on Foreign Influence
Chuck Grassley: American voters have a right to know if foreign interests are paying to infiltrate, influence and undermine our system of self-government.
Reynolds Appoints Jim Kurtenbach to Lead State’s Human Resources Department
Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed former state lawmaker and Republican Party of Iowa chair Jim Kurtenbach to head the Iowa Department of Administrative Services.
Clarence Thomas, Stare Decisis, and Bad Precedent
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: “When faced with a demonstrably erroneous precedent, my rule is simple: We should not follow it.”
FEMA Extends Incident Period for Iowa Flooding Disaster
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted Iowa’s request to reopen and extend the incident period for the Presidential Disaster Declaration.
Janet Petersen Promotes Effort to Ban Conversion Therapy in Iowa
Iowa Senate Minority Leader Janet Petersen supports a ban on theraputic efforts to change a patient’s sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity.