Michelle Parker – RIP
Des Moines local news personality Michelle Parker, 52, died today. The cause of death has been stated to be heart failure, but I expect we will hear more in the next few days. Michelle worked at KCCI-TV, the number 1 news station here in Des Moines, for 29 years. She...Des Moines Taxpayers Win
Thankfully, the voters of Polk County in Iowa have managed to do better than the legislators in the Iowa General Assembly. While the state is busy raising as many of our taxes as they could get away with, the voters, the people that gave them the power (at least in...Decline of Unions – Update
In a prior article, I had addressed concerns regarding Iowa Senate File 413, a bill to provide for Fair Share agreements in collective bargaining negotiations for public employees. I had understood this was the bill that was planned on being debated Monday of this...
Iowa Budget Is Trouble
I am fortunate enough to live in District 60 of the Iowa House of Representatives, represented by Libby Jacobs, whom I have tremendous respect for. And who is a Conservative Republican. Libby provides a Legislative Update (as do some other representatives) in the Des...Stay in Touch
