Statement from State Rep. Sharon Steckman, Member of House Education Committee and retired teacher “House Democrats believe there is nothing more important than ensuring our students, teachers, and support staff can return to school in a safe and healthy environment. The Governor has made a difficult situation worse by failing to recognize that her one size [...]
On Friday, March 8, the Legislature hit the second self-imposed deadline to narrow the number of bills still eligible for debate, called the “funnel”. While there are a few exceptions for tax and budget bills, any bill that has not cleared a House or Senate Committee is dead for the year. Click to see the full [...]
After UnitedHealthcare announced they are leaving Iowa on Friday, Iowa House Democrats offered a plan today to finally end Medicaid privatization and put Iowans back in charge of health care. “Enough is enough. With 425,000 Iowans facing another disruption in their health care, it’s time for the Iowa Legislature to act now and end Medicaid privatization. [...]
Last week, I joined several other state lawmakers for a roundtable and public forum in New Hampton, Iowa on the health care crisis we’re facing today. The goal was to hear from Iowans on the front lines of the health care system about the challenges they face and to develop some ideas on how we can [...]
On Friday, March 8, the Legislature hit the first self-imposed deadline to narrow the number of bills still eligible for debate, called the “funnel”. While there are a few exceptions for tax and budget bills, any bill that has not cleared a House or Senate Committee is dead for the year. Click to see the full [...]
Democratic lawmakers outlined their agenda called Putting Iowans First at the State Capitol this week. After hearing from Iowans frustrated by the growing influence of special interests in the Legislature, lawmakers developed the agenda for the legislative session to put everyday Iowans back at the front of the line again. In recent years, the Governor and [...]
The way Iowa selects judges has been a model for the nation for decades. It’s a merit based selection process that is fair, impartial, and non-partisan. The system was put in place in 1962 when our Iowa Constitution was updated to require vacancies in Iowa courts be selected by the Governor from qualified lists of nominees [...]
