Agriculture Committee Report – Week 5, 2019
Action between February 6 and February 13 on bills assigned to the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Month: February 2019
Transportation Committee Report – Week 4, 2019
Action between January 31 and February 6 on bills assigned to the Senate Transportation Committee.
Ways & Means Committee Report – Week 4, 2019
Action between January 31 and February 6 on bills assigned to the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
Education Committee Report – Week 4, 2019
Action between January 31 and February 6 on bills assigned to the Senate Education Committee.
Ethics Committee Report – Week 4, 2019
Action between January 31 and February 6 on bills assigned to the Senate Ethics Committee.
Natural Resources & Environment Committee Report – Week 4, 2019
Action between January 31 and February 6 on bills assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee.
Human Resources Committee Report – Week 4, 2019
Action between January 31 and February 6 on bills assigned to the Senate Human Resources Committee.
Commerce Committee Report – Week 4, 2019
Action between January 31 and February 6 on bills assigned to the Senate Commerce Committee.
GOP school funding shortchanges students & schools
It’s disappointing that legislative Republicans are even undercutting the Governor’s level of education spending. Senate Democrats will support a robust education funding plan that will make up for inflationary losses over the past two years and provide a modest increase as well. We believe that a 3 percent increase is what Iowa schools, educators and students deserve.
Iowa shouldn’t sell off its courts to the highest bidders
As the Judicial Branch’s website notes: ‘Merit selection is designed to emphasize the professional qualifications of applicants for judicial appointment and minimize partisan politics.’ That’s apparently not good enough for Republican politicians.