Congressman Dave Loebsack Steve Woodhouse
Knoxville — “What I hear time and again from small business owners here in Iowa is the same thing I hear from students, parents and educators: We must build and make things here at home again,” said Loebsack. “I am excited to meet with the owners and employees of these businesses to hear firsthand their ideas for growing our economy.”
Loebsack will begin his tour in Knoxville at Founders at 12:30. He will then visit Main Street Market and the Center on the Square.
Governor includes Marion County in disaster declaration
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.
Loebsack tours Hormel
Congressman Dave Loebsack paid a visit to Hormel in Knoxville today.
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.
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.
Loebsack to tour Hormel
Congressman Dave Loebsack will be in Knoxville tomorrow, to tour the Hormel Plant.
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.
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.
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.
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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