Iowa Senate GOP Attempt to Reach Across Aisle Denied by Democrats Iowa Senate Republicans expressed disappointment that their Democrat colleagues refused to allow bipartisan legislation be debated in the Iowa Senate. Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 28, 20152 minute read
Iowa Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix’s Opening Day Remarks Iowa Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix (R-Shell Rock) gave his opening day… Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 12, 20153 minute read
Let’s Discuss Voter ID Maintaining the integrity of Iowa’s voting process is a responsibility Iowa Senate… Dennis GuthMarch 1, 20142 minute read
Iowa Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix’s Opening Remarks The Iowa Senate gaveled this morning. Here is the transcript of the… Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 13, 20143 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 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
Bill Dix Elected Iowa Senate Minority Leader Iowa Senate Republicans voted State Senator Bill Dix (R-Shell Rock) to replace State Senator Jerry Behn (R-Boone) as Iowa Senate Minority Leader. Caffeinated ThoughtsNovember 14, 20121 minute read
What Exactly Will Iowa Strong Schools Look Like? Iowa House and Senate Republicans along with the Branstad Administration introduced the Iowa Strong Schools component of their Iowa Strong Initiative and it is too vague to criticize or praise. Shane Vander HartOctober 10, 20122 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
Paul McKinley: A Season of Reason By State Senator Paul McKinley – Iowa Senate Republican Leader This is… Caffeinated ThoughtsDecember 3, 20102 minute read
Optimism for Iowa’s Future By State Senator Paul McKinley – Iowa Senate Republican Leader Things are… Caffeinated ThoughtsNovember 13, 20102 minute read
Paul McKinley: We Get The Government We Vote For By State Senator Paul McKinley – Iowa Senate Republican Leader We get… Caffeinated ThoughtsOctober 8, 20102 minute read
A Real Plan to Clean Up State Government By Senator Paul McKinley – Iowa Senate Republican Leader State government is… Shane Vander HartJune 18, 20103 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
Iowa’s Choice: Jobs or Déjà Vu By Paul McKinley – Iowa Senate Republican Leader It’s déjà vu all… Caffeinated ThoughtsMarch 26, 20104 minute read
A Rough Week for Your Pocketbook By Paul McKinley – Iowa Senate Republican Leader Perhaps as early as… Caffeinated ThoughtsMarch 19, 20103 minute read