Education Reform: Iowa House Republicans Outmaneuver Senate Democrats The Iowa Legislature conference committee meeting on education reform was a shining moment for House Republicans to standing firm on educational freedom. Shane Vander HartApril 11, 20135 minute read
Iowans Deserve Fiscal Responsibility Iowans deserve fiscal responsibility from their state legislators, unfortunately that isn’t what they’re getting in the Iowa Senate Democrats’ budget. Amy SinclairApril 5, 20132 minute read
Iowa Board of Regents Must Now Favor Homosexuality? In a confirmation hearing with an Iowa Board of Regents nominee State Senators Quirmbach and McCoy look for “evolved” thinking on homosexuality. Shane Vander HartMarch 20, 20133 minute read
Iowa Senate Democrats Push Nanny State Agenda Iowa Senate Democrats are trying to advance three bills that would move Iowa toward being a nanny state with more government control. Shane Vander HartFebruary 28, 20132 minute read
Iowa Senate Democrats Nix Taxpayer Refund Iowa Senate Democrats refused to take up an amendment to Senate File 53 that would have provided a refund to Iowa taxpayers. Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 31, 20131 minute read
Branstad’s Education Bill: Dead or Mostly Dead? Jason Noble of The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa Governor Terry… Shane Vander HartMay 1, 20122 minute read
Iowa Senate Democrats Cave on Budget? AP through KCCI reports that the Iowa Senate Democrats have agreed to… Shane Vander HartJune 20, 20111 minute read
Iowa House Omnibus Budget Public Hearing Tomorrow Democrats in the state House today requested a public hearing on the… Caffeinated ThoughtsJune 6, 20111 minute read
The Consequences of Walking Away By State Senator Paul McKinley By now, most Iowans are aware that… Caffeinated ThoughtsJune 3, 20113 minute read
Scott Raecker Throws School Choice Under the Bus, Will Iowa House Republicans Allow It? Iām a little confused. I thought that Republicans were in favor of… Shane Vander HartMay 13, 20111 minute read
Mike Gronstal Cares More About Planned Parenthood Than His Own Constituents The Iowa Senate Majority Leader Dictator Mike Gronstalling (D-Council Bluffs) will not… Shane Vander HartMay 10, 20112 minute read
Branstad Must Rein In Iowa Dept. of Human Rights After Sabotaging McGee & Pro-Abortion Lobbying Iowa Governor Terry Branstadās pick to head the Iowa Department of Human… Shane Vander HartApril 13, 20113 minute read
A Lesson in Bipartisanship from Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy There is Iowa Governor Terry Branstadās response to the passage of the… Shane Vander HartJanuary 21, 20111 minute read
The Iowa Legislature’s Unfortunate Legacy By Paul McKinley, Iowa Senate Republican Leader The second most spending in… Caffeinated ThoughtsApril 9, 20103 minute read
Session of Missed Opportunities, Promising Future Still Remains By Paul McKinley, Iowa Senate Republican Leader After 79 days, the 2010… Caffeinated ThoughtsApril 3, 20104 minute read
The Iowa Voter Irrelevancy Act (3rd Update – Culver Opposed) Scroll Down for Updates Well the Iowa Senate Study Bill 1128 was… Shane Vander HartFebruary 24, 20095 minute read