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Steve Corbin, Professor Emeritus of Marketing
University of Northern Iowa
Sherlock Holmes’ statement “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data,” in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A study in Scarlet,” is a pearl of wisdom to use when thinking about America’s political future.
The following...
Q: What’s the new benefit now available to veterans in crisis?
A: In 2020, the Senate unanimously passed the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care and Treatment (COMPACT) Act to expand access to mental health services for veterans experiencing acute suicidal crisis. Signed by President...
Q: What’s new with your efforts to boost transparency in foreign investment of farmland?
A: Last year, Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and I teamed up and introduced the Farmland Security Act to shine a spotlight on foreign investment of U.S. farmland. Our bill requires the USDA to create an...
“Imperfections”
I almost threw away my old lace napkins.
They have rust stains on them. In order to cover the stains, I threw them in a pot of green dye and boiled them. The dye was not a success. The napkins all came out in slightly varying shades of green, and the rust stains—while less...
by State Representative Henry Stone
Week one is in the books, and the 90th General Assembly is well underway. It has been a busy week full of meetings and committees. This year I am on the following committees: Administration and Rules, Appropriations, Education, Ethics, Judiciary, and the...
The 90th General Assembly kicked off Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, starting with our new Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair taking the oath of office. President Sinclair then gave the oath of office to all of the senators who were elected to the Iowa Senate last November. With these additions, the...
As Congress and many state legislatures get under way for the year, there are lots of new lawmakers out there starting to learn the ropes. It’s an exhilarating, exhausting time, and they’ll have plenty of questions about the challenges. But here’s one thing they might not even have imagined: The...
“Dogs in the Winter”
“Aren’t you the cutest dog?” I asked the chubby brindle pit bull mix walking down the sidewalk.
Objectively, she was not the cutest dog, I suppose. But there is no such thing as an ugly dog, as we all know. She was wearing a brand-new jacket with colorful pockets and a hood...
Q: What are your committee assignments in the 118th Congress?
A: On Jan. 3, I was honored to take the constitutional oath of office to represent Iowans for an eighth term in the U.S. Senate. It is a solemn oath I take to heart and strive every day to uphold the blessings of liberty and economic...
The 90th Iowa General Assembly opened today (Jan. 9) and lawmakers will be working for the next 110 days for the people of Iowa.
Thirty years ago this month, I started an internship with the Iowa House of Representatives. I was a freshman at Drake University, and was honored to intern in the...
