Archive for March 2015

There are two things with me each and every day as I sit at my desk in the Senate chamber. Today I would like to briefly talk about each of them and explain how they are related. The first are the philosophies I apply to every bill in determining how…

Last week the Iowa Senate and Iowa House passed, and Governor Branstad signed into law, a 10 cent increase in Iowa’s per gallon fuel tax. While for several reasons I voted against this action, the bill passed and is now law. Our focus moving forward should be on reducing your…