From the Desk of Senator Donahue As a public school educator when I am not in Des Moines, I am seeing and hearing first-hand how the governor’s voucher law, AEA… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue It has been an incredibly busy summer with a dozen parades and even more events happening around Linn County. I have spoken to thousands… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue I hope everyone has been enjoying the great spring weather. I for one took a few days off after the session ended to recover… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue It has been wonderful getting out and about back home in the district more often with session being over — and getting to talk… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue Week 14 brought many bills and budgets. There were a few controversial, but the majority of them were agreed-upon by both parties. Some were… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue Here we are Week 13 of the Iowa Legislature’s 2024 session, with a scheduled end date of April 16. I have never ended on… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue Week 12 was a tough one for Iowa! The AEA legislation, with four separate titles log-rolled into one bill, all of which were worse… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue Week 9 has come and gone as we round the corner into the second funnel week. To date the SSA (supplemental state aid) for… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue We just finished Week 8 in the Legislature, and once again, there was a lot going on at the Capitol this week. The Senate… Read more »

From the Desk of Senator Donahue We are past the halfway mark for session this year, and there was a lot going on at the Capitol once again this week…. Read more »