Health care is big business in the United States. So big it can be hard to wrap your head around. America’s largest health care company, the UnitedHealth Group, pulled in over $100 billion in revenue in just the fourth quarter of 2024 alone. For the full year, the giant’s insurance ...

With the first few weeks of the legislative session under our belts, it’s time to turn our attention to one of our most important duties - supporting public education. Probably the biggest decision in front of us is deciding how much money the state will invest in public schools across the ...

As we wrap up the third week of the legislative session, we are seeing several key pieces of legislation gaining momentum. This week, we debated and voted on the first three bills, which have now been sent to the Senate. From there, they will be considered and, ultimately, land on the ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird again tried to put herself in the national spotlight last week as leader of a group of Republican attorneys general who fixed their sights on Costco over the warehouse retailer’s DEI policies. The state attorneys sent a stern warning letter telling the ...

I am heartbroken to hear about the passing of my colleague Representative Martin Graber. There was nobody more welcoming to me this session and he will be greatly missed. I am praying for his wife, Coni, and the rest of his family. Week 3 Update The third week of session brought more bill ...

Nine years ago today, our state faced the loss of one of our own. A young Iowan, Sarah Root, was killed by an illegal immigrant driving drunk. While this day will always be a somber one because of this senseless death, when we remember Sarah and honor her family this year, we have a beacon of ...