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Representative Jennifer Konfrst

Inside the Iowa House: Overtime (April 29, 2023)

The 2023 Iowa Legislature officially hit overtime this week. The scheduled adjournment date was April 28, but there still hasn’t been much progress on the state budget.While I haven’t been in the Iowa House very long, I’ve seen enough of these shutdowns to recognize not a lot of good gets done in the waning days…

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Inside the Iowa House: Feeding Iowa Kids (April 16, 2023)

To the outside world, it seemed like a busy week at the State Capitol. Several controversial bills were debated that made big headlines again. In reality, the Iowa Legislature is no closer to adjournment than last week. The Republican leaders in the Iowa Senate called off debate again this week and haven’t passed a single bill…

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Inside the Iowa House: Lowering Costs for Iowans (April 8, 2023)

The Iowa Legislature is supposed to wrap up work at the end of April, but progress slowed significantly this week. The reason for it is pretty simple – politics – and it’s no secret at the State Capitol. Things have ground to a near halt because the Republican leaders running the House and Senate aren’t…

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Inside the Iowa House: Reproductive Freedom (March 25, 2023)

All session long, we’ve been working on priorities that a majority of Iowans support and turning those into legislation that will impact the lives of Iowans. We know folks are tired of politics and division they just want lawmakers to work together to make their lives a bit better. One of the priorities we’ll be…

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Inside the Iowa House: It’s Time to Legalize (February 25, 2023)

Just a few weeks ago, Missouri became the latest of our neighboring states to legalize recreational marijuana. Minnesota is expected to follow suit in the next few months and Illinois legalized recreational use a few years ago. I think it’s time for Iowa to do the same. Not just because our neighboring states are doing…

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Inside the Iowa House: People Over Politics (February 10, 2023)

It’s been a busy first month of session and we’ve gotten a lot of feedback from Iowans. While vouchers have dominated the communications we’ve received from constituents so far, we’ve gotten a lot of feedback on other issues like property taxes, medical malpractice, and book bans. If there is one common thread to all the…

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Inside the Iowa House: Governor Signs Voucher Bill (January 30, 2023)

Despite Iowans speaking out in record numbers in opposition, Governor Reynolds signed her voucher bill into law on Tuesday. The bill, which takes away resources from public schools and gives it to private schools instead, takes effect quickly for new kids entering private school in Fall 2023. The bill was fast-tracked this session because the…

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