Out in Ringgold County, there's no federal highway. County roads like P33 are the highway system: it's how farmers get crops to market, how kids get to school, how deliveries reach Main Street in Diagonal, and how first responders reach families in...

Every morning before I leave the house for another stop on my 21-county tour or head to Washington to fight for Iowa, one of my kids asks me some version of this question: How many days until the Iowa State Fair?  This morning, the answer was 35. ...

Iowa has one of the strongest traditions of military service in the nation. For the students ready to carry that tradition forward, attending a U.S. Service Academy is one of the greatest opportunities to serve our country — and the journey begins...

In 2016, a Chinese national was caught digging proprietary seed corn out of an Iowa field to steal the genetics behind some of America’s most valuable crops. Nearly a decade later, the threat has only grown. Zoom in: In just the last two years,...

250 years ago today, our Founders declared America's independence knowing the law they were defying was treason. Fifty-six men signed their names anyway — pledging their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to a bold idea: that people...

When Iowans retire, they collect the pension they earned. When Members of Congress retire, too many cash in: six-figure lobbying jobs with the very industries they used to regulate, while still collecting a taxpayer-funded pension. The problem:...

When Iowa families sit down to plan for retirement, save for their kids' college education, or prepare to buy their first home, they don't turn to a hedge fund manager on Wall Street — they call their local trusted financial advisor on Main Street....

Over the past few weeks, severe storms rolled across southern Iowa. Strong winds flattened corn along the Highway 2 and Highway 30 corridors, hail damaged soybean fields, and floodwaters washed over roads across our communities. I grew up working...

In 2024, I stood at an Iowa grave site as Joseph Chedester, a Union soldier, was finally laid to rest with full military honors, nearly a century after he died. For decades, his remains sat unclaimed in a central Iowa funeral home after his death...

When Iowa families pay extra for organic products, they expect that label to mean something. And when Iowa farmers spend years of hard work meeting rigorous organic standards, they deserve a level playing field to bring their crop to market.  Right...

In Iowa, not every successful career starts with a four-year degree. Manufacturing, construction, and the skilled trades are driving southwest Iowa’s economy — but employers across the region can’t find enough workers to fill good-paying jobs....

White Pole Road is the hardest-working road in Guthrie County. It carries grain to the elevator, ethanol from the plant, kids to school, and first responders when every minute matters. But after years of heavy traffic and tight county budgets, the...

For Iowa families, getting where you're going is part of everyday life — whether it's a flight out of Des Moines for a family vacation, or a bus across the metro to a job or a class. Yesterday, we hosted U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to...

The World Cup is here, and America's 250th birthday is just weeks away. Iowa families are already making plans: tickets to a match, a road trip, or a spot on the blanket for the backyard fireworks. The problem: That also makes the next few weeks...

Drive Alice's Road between Clive and Waukee and you can watch Iowa's fastest-growing county rising around you — new rooftops, new businesses, more cars every month. But the road underneath it all hasn't kept pace. What's new: We secured $1 million...

This week, more than 5,000 Iowans joined me live from Washington, D.C., for another one of my listening sessions. We went rapid-fire, taking questions from moms, dads, farmers, seniors, and small business owners across Iowa. And once again, it...

In just a few weeks, the greatest country the world has ever seen turns 250.  That’s two and a half centuries of freedom defended, sacrifices made, and generations of Americans answering the call to serve something bigger than themselves. The men...

Brianna, a political science student from Pella, is fighting for foster youth aging out of the system. Melvin serves on Iowa's Juvenile Justice Advisory Council after being appointed by the governor. This week, they brought their experiences to...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is clean for the first time in years.  That might sound like a small thing, but if you’ve seen photos from the last few years — green water, algae everywhere — you know how bad it got. One of the most...

Iowans don’t quit just because the shift ends. Whether it’s a nurse pulling a double shift to care for patients, a construction worker finishing the job before a winter storm rolls in, or a deputy sheriff covering an extra shift on a holiday...