14 Feb 2025

Audit U.S. Agency for International Development … Then Shut It Down!

By Ron Paul

As of this writing (February 3, 2025), when you attempt to access the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Web site or social-media pages you are informed that “This site can’t be reached.” The media reports that the new Trump Administration has not only frozen USAID activities, but may be planning on bringing it back under control of the U.S. State Department. Other reports, including statements by Elon Musk, suggest that it will be closed completely.

14 Feb 2025

Abolish the Income Tax: Utter Folly, or Something To Consider?

By John Dvorak

The income tax is, at its core, a method of population control and redistribution of wealth. It's also a disincentive to work because the more you work, the more you pay.

14 Feb 2025

Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Ag Secretary Vilsack Now Running the World Food Prize Foundation

By Cami Koons

Tom Vilsack will return to Iowa as CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation, headquartered in Des Moines, following his role as U.S. secretary of agriculture during the Biden-Harris administration.

14 Feb 2025

Ernst, Feenstra Introduce Bills to Curb SNAP Payment Errors: Local Food-Security Advocates Say It Would Complicate Application Process

By Cami Koons

Senator Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra, both Republicans from Iowa, introduced matching bills aimed at reducing overpayments made to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, but Iowa advocates say the bills won’t be effective at reducing payment errors.

10 Feb 2025

Geoengineering Bills Introduced In Iowa Senate and House: Iowa County Attorneys Association, Sierra Club, and Iowa DNR Lobbyists Currently Declaring “Undecided”

By Todd McGreevy
Unnatural Clouds Photographed Over Downtown Davenport, Iowa January 2025

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF142On January 28, 2025, Iowa District 42 State Senator Charlie McClintock introduced Senate File 142 to the Veterans Affairs committee. The bill was presented to the full senate on February 3, 2025, and subsequently referred to the Judiciary subcommittee.

10 Feb 2025

Governor JB Pritzker Should Know Where the Gun is Pointing Before He Pulls the Trigger Law

By Rich Miller

Governor JB Pritzker has "revised" his remarks about not raising taxes to balance the budget. “It’s very important that we live within our means in this state, and that we not resort to tax increases as a way to, you know, to balance the budget,” Pritzker said on January 30.

04 Feb 2025

At an Iconic Nashville Stage, Tom Vaccaro Gets the Wish of a Lifetime

By Jonathan Turner

Tom Vaccaro of Davenport had a “Grand Ole” time in Nashville, Tennessee, to kick off his 2025.

03 Feb 2025

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Colleagues Dig in to Resist the (Ir)resistible Force

By Rich Miller

To many Statehouse types, some of last week’s news out of Washington, D.C. felt eerily familiar.

27 Jan 2025

What Will Services Cost in Illinois When the Zombies Finally Arrive?

By Rich Miller

The Illinois legislature’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability recently released an eye-popping actuarial analysis of a union-backed pension reform plan. The analysis concluded that the proposal, House Bill 5909, would cost tax-payers almost $30 billion through the year 2045.

20 Jan 2025

Court Reveals Madigan Vetted His Client List Assiduously, Excluding the Times He Didn’t

By Rich Miller

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime law firm partner Vincent "Bud" Getzendanner testified in Madigan’s defense against numerous federal charges last week. One of the main themes of Getzendanner’s testimony was the property tax firm’s process of weeding out clients and potential clients who could pose a conflict of interest to Madigan.

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