For this episode of What’s The Frequency, the state legislatures in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa are well under way, and the South Dakota lawmakers have aimed to wrap their session on Friday, March 13.
This is a third straight year where we have once-per-month shows bringing people up to speed on the Iowa Legislature bills, on where key legislation stands to impact people’s lives through agencies that have services in education, law enforcement, health care, or in other areas.
The Iowa Legislature gaveled in on January 12.
There is a notable legislative calendar date on Friday, March 20, which is a second funnel date this year. A bunch of bills may die, if Senate bills and joint resolutions to don’t get reported out of House committees, and if House bills and joint resolutions don’t get voted out of Senate committees.
My guests to talk about where things stand are Democratic representative J.D. Scholten of Sioux City’s House District 1, and Republican Travis Sitzmann of Sioux City, of House District 13 in Plymouth County.
They debate whether Republican leadership can get bills passed on property tax reforms and addressing use of eminent domain for renewable energy pipelines.
Sitzmann and Scholten also discuss whether 2 percent growth for K-12 public schools is a sufficient fuding bump for 2026-27, get-tough-on-crime bills, and which bills they most want to see pass or die at the second funnel date on March 20.
*Click on the audio link above to hear the entire show.
What's The Frequency, Episode 98.
