(SB) – I about fell over when I learned of the search for candidates who seek a brain implant. It’s finally arrived! (Please read the news release below).   …

     (SBA) - We are rapidly approaching the end of the 2024 legislative session, which is scheduled to end next Tuesday (April 16), but could run a bit longer with a number of bills …

(SBA) - On my 36 County Tour, workforce issues and labor shortages are topics of constant and repeated concern when I’m meeting with farmers, small business owners, manufacturers, childcare …

(SB) – Who are the rabble protesters carrying and waving Palestinian flags on American streets in cities across our Country? I’ll give you six (6) guesses. 1. Muslims 2. Islamists 3. …

      (SBA) - In the middle of World War II – before television — there was a popular radio show called “The Life of Riley,” featuring a lower-level worker in a …

      (SBA) - Scott Rasmussen has done America an enormous service. He and his team have identified the driving forces behind the destructive radicalism which is pushing us into a …

     (SB) – We all have bad days… days that everything seems to go wrong. So, just to let you know you are not alone, I’ve compiled quotes from well-known, and …

     (SBA-Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Rural Iowa has too many roads, and the cost is increasingly being borne by too few people.      Many small towns across Iowa have …

(SBA) - There are some topics that are difficult to discuss. One of those topics is sexual assault. April is nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and provides an opportunity for us …

      (SBA) - The Farm Bill is an important investment in our hardworking farmers and producers, the competitiveness of American agriculture, and the strength of our economy. From …

(SB) – I’ve lived long enough to have seen a few things, heard a lot, and wondered about what it all means. Some things, in time, have made sense. Other things that are seemingly unexplainable I …

(SBA) - Week 12 in the Iowa legislature has come to a close, which focused on moving the many governor appointments closer to confirmation in the Senate, moved closer to a final budget for FY2025, …

(SBA) - The problem isn’t that Americans work too much, but that too many Americans aren’t working at all. Karl Marx would be proud. Bernie Sanders has proposed taking another step toward the …

(SBA) - For years, policymakers have worried about the teaching of history and civics in the United States. The idea that kids — and adults — don’t know enough about this …

(SBA) - This was week 10 of the 2024 legislative session and marked the end of a significant “funnel” date preventing a number of bills from advancing, but did see a significant number “make …

     (SB) – Can anything be done to bring peace to the Mideast? Should Israel call a ceasefire in its war against Hamas? The answer to both questions is NO. There has never been …

            (SB) - In my estate planning practice, I am a huge proponent of making things as simple as possible.  However, there are some strategies I see which, …

     (SB) - Environmentalism is destroying America through overregulation. It limits our choices and human behavior which abridges our freedoms. The fact that the United Nations in …

     (SBA) - A proposed constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate to increase Iowa’s individual or corporate income tax rates and also …

     (SBA) - Unfortunately, the age-old idea of Universal Basic Income has started to take root in Iowa. It is in our best interest to protect our work ethic and stop it. The Senate …