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AFP Supports Effort to Eliminate Corporate Income Tax in Iowa

Americans for Prosperity: Research indicates eliminating Iowa’s corporate income tax would create almost 3,000 jobs and increase investment by nearly $1 billion.

Smarter Balanced Will Be An Unfunded Mandate for Iowa’s Schools

Shane Vander Hart: The Iowa Legislature is poised to allow the Smarter Balanced Assessments become an unfunded mandate on Iowa’s schools.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 3-19-16 (Guests: Mark Tooley & Steve Myers)

Mark Tooley with Institute of Religion & Democracy discusses his opposition to Donald Trump, and Steve Myers talks March Madness on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 3-12-16 (Guest: Jack Whitver)

State Senator Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny) talks to Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers this week on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio on the Truth Network 99.3 FM.

Iowa Legislature is Set to Increase the Budget

Jason Schultz: Growth in spending in the good years can lead to problems in the tighter years. The Iowa Legislature is set to increase our budget for FY17.

Human Trafficking Is An Iowa Issue

Kelvey Vander Hart: We must stop viewing human trafficking as an international issue, and start taking it personally. It is not just an international issue.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s 2016 Condition of the State Address

Read the transcript of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s 2016 Condition of the State address given before a joint session of the Iowa Legislature on 1/12/16.

Branstad & Iowa Legislature Pushed to Defund Planned Parenthood

Petition calls on Iowa Governor Terry Branstad to investigate Planned Parenthood in light of video exposing Planned Parenthood harvesting baby body parts.

Iowa General Assembly Closes 2015 Legislative Session

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Speaker Kraig Paulsen, House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer and Senate Minority Leader Bill Dix reflect on the 2015 session.

Transparency? Just the Opposite on the Gas-Tax Campaign!

Had proponents of the gas-tax increase listed these uses of the money generated, it is highly unlikely the bill would have passed the Iowa General Assembly.

Responsible Budgeting Prevents a Repeat of History

Jack Whitver: The choice between deficit spending or “not valuing our young people” is a false one. We can educate our kids while budgeting responsibly.

Rick Santorum Talks to Iowa State Legislators

2012 Iowa Caucus winner Rick Santorum made a case for a prospective 2016 campaign with Iowa legislators discussing Iran, religious liberty and Common Core.

Looking at the State Revenue Growth Debate

To push more spending legislative Democrats are purposefully misleading Iowans by telling them there is 6% state revenue growth or $408.1 million.

Iowa Code – 10,909 Pages and Growing

Jack Whitver: All Iowans would benefit if we limited lawmaking to only the truly important things instead of legislating what should be common sense.

Iowa’s Growing Debt

Jason Schultz: It surprises many to learn the amount of Iowa debt among the state and subdivisions now totals over $15 billion.

Record Spending in Iowa

Brad Zaun: From a historic prospective, Iowa’s state spending has grown from $4.3 billion annually to recently proposed $7.3 billion in the last ten years.