Water Quality Issues have been Ongoing in Iowa Our state is dealing with major widespread agricultural issues that require stronger plans and faster action. As a farmer in Jefferson County and a soil scientist by training with a PhD, I want to focus on two key issues that affect us, our health, and our land. […]
COVID TESTS: PROBLEMS ACROSS RURAL IOWA COVID tests are scarce as cases stay high after Iowa neared the November 2020 record high level earlier this year. This is happening all while hospitalization rates continue to overwhelm our state’s hospital systems. Now, Iowans are continuing to struggle to find COVID-19 tests, and even when they can, there […]
Build Back Better Would Help Iowan Families While many Iowans pay more for childcare than housing each year, Biden’s Build Back Better plan would help lower that. The centerpiece of the Build Back Better plan, in part, would invest billions of dollars into subsidizing child care for low and middle income families across the country. […]
In today’s hyper-partisan political climate, passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill is no small feat. Sadly, the wants and needs of the average American get swept under the rug when politicians are trying to score political points with their base. However, the bipartisan infrastructure bill is what it looks like when lawmakers work for the people […]