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The Heartsill Report
We are all familiar with the phrase: “Slow as molasses in January”. However, given the Iowa Senate’s lethargic action on Education Reform that oft quoted expression may soon be replaced.
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The Sinclair Report
Recently, I was approached by a constituent at a Knoxville forum. He asked if I had a moment to discuss issues he was passionate about that have yet to be debated at the Statehouse. I was reminded of this conversation during a conference committee meeting on education reform this week. During that meeting, we spent an hour nibbling around the edges of the issue without ever coming to a consensus. Worse than that, we never even had conversation regarding the heart of the issue on education reform.
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Heartsill Report
Last week witnessed some pretty important dates for Iowa taxpayers. Clearly, the most obvious date was April 15, the deadline for all taxpayers to file their federal tax returns. Just a few days later, April 18, marked an occasion known as “Tax Freedom Day”. Tax Freedom Day is the day when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to pay off its total tax bill for the year. Tax Freedom Day provides Americans with an easy way to gauge the overall tax burden that we share.
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In the House of Wood
I’m not sure how many of you saw the section in the Des Moines Sunday Register a couple of weeks ago, which focused on shortcomings of some EMS agents.
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Heartsill Report: Remembering Margaret Thatcher
Earlier this week, I had the honor of participating in the Legislative Memorial Choir. Just to clarify, I was not chosen for my vocal talent, but rather there was a need for more male voices particularly in the bass section. I was honored to participate nonetheless.
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In the House of Wood
I think Christians should do more to get the truth out about our faith, and of Jesus, to combat this kind of nonsense.
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The Sinclair Report
If your annual disposable family income was $100,000, would you dare to spend $111,000 every year? The reasonable answer would be no because common sense dictates that over a period of time your family could not sustain that kind of over-spending.
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Heartsill Report: An Easter lesson for Government
If we truly prize our liberties, as our state motto suggests, it is incumbent upon us as citizens to know the difference between a democracy and a republic and to make corrections where necessary.
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The Sinclair Report
There is something disheartening about a “closed” sign hanging on a door of a local retail business or rumors circulating throughout our communities about a factory closure. Our townspeople mourn these losses because they know what happens in the end – the never-ending fight to keep our rural communities from becoming ghost towns.
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The Heartsill Report
As bills continue to move through both the House and Senate chambers, there is one issue that seems to have come out of nowhere, but has a significant impact on Iowa landowners’ liability. The issue stems from a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision, Sallee v. Stewart, where the court essentially invalidated the Iowa recreational use statute in its present form.
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