Highlights in this edition:

• FY 2027 Infrastructure Budget Makes Major Investments into Iowa Communities
  • $10 million in state money matches a grant from the federal Department of War to Iowa State University Research Park to construct large fermenters to be used for research and create new substances made with Iowa-grown products – helping with the nation’s defense and new industries in Iowa 
  • The very popular Community Attractions and Tourism program will again receive $10 million spread out across the state for local infrastructure projects
  • The Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) receives $3.7 million next year to build a firing range dedicated to ILEA’s use
• House Republicans Pass Education Bills to Support Parents, Improve Classroom Discipline and get Back to Basics
  • SF 2428 protects teachers and students from physical abuse and HF 2670 eliminates destructive woke requirements from education requirements and gets back to basics while adding physical fitness and nutrition to Iowa’s health curriculum
• House Republicans Approve Bills to Curb Waste, Increase Transparency
  • Across Iowa there have been high profile cases of public employees receiving large taxpayer paid settlements after leaving their positions, Iowans have a right to access information about how those institutions are managed and how employees are held accountable
• House Republicans Crack Down on Repeat Offenders, Child Predators and Woke Prosecutors
  • Repeat felons face real consequences, child predators must serve their sentences and woke prosectors can no longer let repeat offenders off the hook
• English Proficiency Requirement, Citizenship Verification, English-Only Driver’s Tests Among Bills Approved in Transportation Committee
  • SF 2426 requires those applying for or renewing a commercial driver’s license to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency in order to get their license
• Constitutional Amendment Protecting Income Tax Cuts Heads to Voters
  • If future Democrats decide to follow through with threats to undo Iowa’s flat tax put in place by the biggest income tax in Iowa history—it would take a super majority
• Property Tax Reform Reaches Governor’s Desk
  • The bill saves Iowa property taxpayers over $4.0 billion in the next six years

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