Knoxville — The 2013 session of the Iowa Legislature kicks off Monday morning. One of the first items of business will be the swearing in of new legislators. Sen. Amy Sinclair and Rep. Greg Heartsill will be sworn in at 10 a.m. Proceedings can be viewed at www.Iowa.gov. Be sure to follow the session in the Journal-Express.
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Sinclair never felt uncomfortable in caucus
Des Moines media this week have been reporting on the dismissal of former Senate Republican Communications Director Kristen Anderson. Anderson is alleging sexual harassment led to this, and Republicans contend that she was dismissed due to her performance. Sen. Amy Sinclair is a female Republican Senator, and says she has never felt uncomfortable around her male counterparts.
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Governor includes Marion County in disaster declaration
Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a third proclamation of disaster emergency in response to recent storms and flooding in south and southeast Iowa. Fifteen counties are included in this proclamation: Appanoose, Clinton, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Ringgold, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren and Wayne. -
Flags ordered at half-staff on Friday
Gov. Terry E. Branstad has ordered all flags on the Capitol Complex be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013, in observance of the Iowa Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony which is to be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Oran State Office Building of the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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Loebsack tours Hormel
Congressman Dave Loebsack paid a visit to Hormel in Knoxville today.
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The Sinclair Report
This year’s legislative session was scheduled to last 110 days. We reached that mark on Friday, May 3. Though we are in the final days of the first year of the 85th General Assembly, our adjournment date remains uncertain.
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Grassley discusses guns, immigration
During an interview with the Journal-Express this morning, Iowa Senator Charles Grassley explained why he voted against recent gun control legislation.
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Loebsack to tour Hormel
Congressman Dave Loebsack will be in Knoxville tomorrow, to tour the Hormel Plant.
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Branstad approves commutation request
Gov. Terry E. Branstad today granted Rasberry Williams’ commutation request. Williams, age 67, committed first-degree murder on July 20, 1974, in Black Hawk County. A jury convicted Williams of first-degree murder and he was sentenced to life without possibility of parole. Today Governor Branstad commuted his sentence to life with possibility of parole.
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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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