Across rural America, where farm fields stretch to the horizon and small towns pepper the landscape, agricultural cooperatives stand as pillars of strength and resilience. As CEO of NEW Cooperative Inc., headquartered in Fort Dodge, and a lifelong advocate for Iowa’s agriculture community, ...

Instead of my usual thoughts on policy debates or various pieces of legislation that I have either introduced or supported, I decided that I wanted to share a week in my life representing our families, farmers, workers, and businesses on Capitol Hill. The week spanning from Monday, April 7, to ...

We had one day of debate this week, which included funding State Supplemental Aid for schools. Now that SSA is passed, work can begin on the budget. I chair the Health and Human Services Budget, which is a $2.4 billion budget. Many safety-net needs and health coverage for Iowans are included. ...

Last week, I had the pleasure of welcoming Iowans from Fort Dodge and Webster County to our nation’s capital to discuss opportunities and challenges facing our families, farmers, and businesses. We had an extensive and productive conversation on a wide range of issues from education and ...

Q: What are “universal injunctions?” A: An injunction is a court order requiring someone to do or stop doing a specific action. Temporary restraining orders (TRO) are similar to injunctions but are short term, unappealable orders from the court directing someone to take or not take some ...

Joan Johnson Drewes is proud to be part of Fort Dodge’s First Family of Music, among six talented members of the Johnson family — her parents, Gladys and Dick, and her three sisters Karen, Donna and Martha. She moved away from her hometown decades ago, but continues the family music ...