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The Blom Bulletin

Week 4 of the 91st General Assembly has come to a close. As session continues on, weeks can blur together as we go to subcommittees, committees and on to floor debate. This week brought with it a somberness that we will carry with us for some time. Our colleague, Representative Martin Graber ...

Where championship dreams become realities

From the booming voice of Hall of Famer, Butch Baer, announcing starting lineups at Boy’s State Baseball to 2023 State Champion Abby Tollefson’s near perfect dives, Marshalltown has been the place where championship dreams become realities. Recently, Marshalltown was informed that after ...

The Warme Wire

As we close out Week 4 of the legislative session, we pause to honor the life and service of Representative Graber, who passed away suddenly last Friday. All of us at the legislature extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues, and all who knew him. Our normal cadence in the ...

Barker Bulletin Week 4: Supporting schools and protecting patients

Week 4 was the busiest week yet! It was my first week of committee votes, my first time chairing subcommittees, and Pharmacy Day on the Hill. More than 180 of my colleagues in white coats made their way to the Capitol on Wednesday. I was honored to chair my first subcommittee for HSB99, a bill ...

The Meggers Memo: Week 4 in review

Friends, Yesterday, the Iowa House’s new Higher Education committee passed a bill to prohibit the regent institutions in Iowa from requiring students to enroll in courses related to DEI or critical race theory. The bill does not eliminate the existence of some of these courses. And there ...

Consumer connection: Flood preparedness and insurance

Each spring brings about the possibility of flooding in Iowa. Damage caused by flooding is often a standard exclusion in homeowner, renter, and property insurance policies. In most flood-prone areas, flood insurance coverage has traditionally been available through the Federal Emergency ...