Senator Weiner’s May 8 Newsletter
From the Desk of Senator Weiner We’re done – for now. I am incredibly grateful to our amazing staff, as well as to my colleagues who helped guide me through… Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner We’re done – for now. I am incredibly grateful to our amazing staff, as well as to my colleagues who helped guide me through… Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner This week – which should have been the last week of session (see below) but wasn’t – provided an accurate encapsulation of this session…. Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner This is the week that broke what remained of democratic norms in Iowa. I feel like I should say, welcome to the East Bloc…. Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner Another week with no debate in the Senate (though our House colleagues have been busy). To be clear, that’s not necessarily a bad thing…. Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner We didn’t debate this week in the State Senate. Not one single bill. Last week’s second funnel week was super slow – we didn’t… Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner I’ve been told by colleagues that the week of the second funnel is usually super busy with multiple, long committee meetings. Not this year… Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner I’ve been pondering what to write. This was a really tough week, between what we debated (the governor’s “education/parents’ rights” bill, Senate File 496,… Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner We debated and passed some good bills this week, in addition to our quotient of bad or not great bills. On the Senate side,… Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner If you’ve been paying attention – and I’m pretty sure you have been – you know it was a dumpster fire of a week… Read more »
From the Desk of Senator Weiner This was funnel week. It was challenging to find the “fun” in funnel, as our colleagues across the aisle pushed bills through committee that… Read more »