Apr 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
This week in the Iowa Legislature Things are slowly starting to take shape and beginning to wrap up at the statehouse! Just a few short working days remain before the scheduled adjournment date of Tuesday, April 16th when legislators per diem payments end. A few...
Apr 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
As we enter what we hope are the final weeks of the session we note they have been strangely quiet so far. Currently, signs are pointing to an on-time-ish adjournment as the Senate released its status quo budget bills and the House members began giving their...
Mar 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
This week in the Iowa Legislature This week brought a noticeable shift in pace at the Capitol. With policy committees largely done with their work for the session, the focus is now on Ways and Means and Appropriations bills, especially the state budget. The Revenue...
Mar 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
This week in the Iowa Legislature The second funnel week is finally over, and hundreds of bills are now ineligible for further consideration by the legislature. This was a very different funnel week than in years past as the amount of subcommittee and committee work...
Mar 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
This week in the Iowa Legislature The week started relatively slow and quiet but quickly picked up pace mid-week. With the impending funnel deadline on March 15th, lawmakers spent much of their time caucusing and working in committees. However, both chambers made time...
Mar 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
This week in the Iowa Legislature This week the House and Senate spent countless hours caucusing and debating dozens of bills on the floor feeling the pressure to have their priorities make the pending second funnel deadline just two short weeks away. The House passed...
