Iowa Senate week of Feb on bills and religious freedom
This week is funnel week for policy bills in committee. Senate File 1 requires a job impact statement for rules, assessing costs and private sector impact. Senate File 180 ties apprenticeship grants to Iowa residents. A bill SSB 1124 aims to equalize transportation funding for rural and urban schools. A distracted driving bill addresses rising deaths from texting. The writer argues for religious freedom and limited government, citing First Amendment concerns and a MacArthur quote. Contact details for Senator Guth are provided.
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Napoleon Hill
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Life at Conception drives Iowa Senate funnel week action
Iowa Senator outlines SF 253 to protect life from conception, notes subcommittee approval and full committee failure, and stresses prioritizing unborn rights. Also covers SSB 1138 enabling 5G via public facilities, SSB 1145 on bidding and project labor agreements, and SSB 1170 workers compensation reform to curb costs. Mentions World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute at ISU with Borlaug Scholar program and March forums across several towns.
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Stealing or Right to Education Debate in Editorial Voice
An unsigned editorial argues public education is a guaranteed right funded by taxpayers. It condemns the right to education as theft when it impinges on others and warns that expanding rights drains wealth and shifts costs from individuals to the collective. The piece laments easy money politics over productive work.
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Debating Education Rights and Market Solutions
The author argues for education market mechanisms over state mandated rights, criticizing universal schooling as overgeneralized. They propose parent and child interests shape funding and teaching, with technology enabling tailored adjustments, while warning that rights enforcement may erode family autonomy and foster indoctrination.
Iowa House funnels bills through first stage of 2017 session
Capitol Hill briefing notes that the first funnel for 2017 is near. Friday March 3 is the last day for House committee votes. Bills not voted out this week die for the year. HF 84 allows parents to teach driver education. HSB 93 Election Integrity requires government issued ID for voters with a free voter ID card.
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Iowa House Rep Tedd Gassman Highlights District 7 Actions
Rep. Tedd Gassman outlines HB 93 election changes including E poll books and removal of straight ticket voting, plus School Flexibility bills HF 446 and HSB 178 to loosen funding strings. HF 308 shortens military records confidentiality to 62 years and HF 218 expands single truck length to 45 feet. District 7 covers Emmet and Winnebago counties and parts of Kossuth.
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Fifth Annual Bob Klaassen Classic Bowling Tournament rescheduled
The Fifth Annual Bob Klaassen Classic Bowling Tournament was postponed due to snow storms and will now be held at Buffalo Lanes on Saturday and Sunday March 10 and 11. Also scheduled Golf Kick-Off meetings at Grass Recreation will occur Wednesday March 14 and Thursday March 15 at The Barn.
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