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Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley says President Donald Trump was protecting the American people when he ordered airstrikes against Iran over the weekend. U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra says he backs the president's “Big Beautiful Bill,” and expects it to pass the Senate. And, Central Iowa Water Works is stressing that water is safe to drink, as it continues removing elevated levels of nitrates.

Simon Conway's interview with Congressman Randy Feenstra during Monday's second hour.

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On the second day of the 2024 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Bob is joined by the Show Manager, Matt Jungmann, who talks about the success of day two of the show and says they're already looking ahead to 2026. Don Van Houweling gives an update on the Van Wall Equipment auction going on with the Farm Progress Show. Titan International CEO/President Paul Reitz and Product Manager Scott Sloan talk about the latest on display at their booth. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is with us and says he has been showing a lot of visitors around the show and bragging up Iowa ag. Jamey Kohake from Paragon Investments is on-site with some talk on the markets. The folks at BASF stop by to fill us in on their newest technologies. Cole The Cornstar let's Bob in on how the magic happens with his famous YouTube videos. And David is joined by GT Thompson and Randy Feenstra with the latest on the Farm Bill.

Today’s guest is Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) is a member of the House Agriculture Committee and Ways & Means Committee in Congress. http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/2024/20240822ABR.mp3

Tuesday was primary election day across Iowa, with three congressional primaries on the ballot. In Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, Lanon Baccam defeated Melissa Vine in the Democratic primary. In southeast Iowa's 1st District, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated challenger David Pautsch in the GOP primary. And in northwest Iowa's 4th District, Rep. Randy Feenstra defeated challenger Kevin Virgil.

In this episode of ITR Live, Chris and John take a look at the results from the June 4th primary elections in Iowa. At both the congressional level and state legislative level, there were closely-watched races that will have important implications not only for the general election, but looking ahead to the 2025 legislative session. In the U.S. House of Representatives races in Iowa, Mariannette Miller-Meeks won the HD-1 Republican Primary with 56% of the vote, while Lanon Baccam won the HD-3 Democratic Primary with 84% of the vote. Randy Feenstra emerged as the winner in the HD-4 Republican Primary with 60% of the vote. In the Iowa Senate races, for SD-26, Kara Warme emerged as the winner with 55% of the vote, defeating Gannon Hendrick who received 45% of the vote. In SD-30, Waylon Brown triumphed over Doug Campbell with 53% of the vote. In SD-38, Dave Sires won a three-way primary with 59% of the vote. On the Iowa House side, in HD-7 Mike Sexton emerged as the winner in the Republican Primary with 51% of the vote. Samantha Fett was the winner in HD-22 with 56% of the vote. Sam Wengryn won HD-24 with 67% of the vote. Josh Meggers is on the way to reelection in HD-54 with 76% of the vote. Jane Bloomingdale won the Republican Primary for HD-60 with 61% of the vote.

We wrap up our series on farm bill priorities today talking with U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra from Iowa's 4th Congressional District talking about what he heard was most important from Iowa farmers in one of the nation's biggest ag production states.

On this week's podcast, Gov. Kim Reynolds puts the final touches on the 2024 legislative session and the latest on Randy Feenstra's Republican Primary.This episode was hosted by the Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman.This episode was produced by Bailey Cichon. Intro music is “Chillin' with Jeris” by Copperhead. Outro music is “Spotlight" by ChiSongWriter ft. Alicia Moneé.

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GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy hit the campaign trail Wednesday with former Rep. Steve King, a controversial figure who lost his seat in 2020 after gaining notoriety for making racist remarks. King once told The New York Times, “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” He also earned condemnation from members of his own party for comments he once made about whether humans would exist if not for babies born as a result of rape and incest. A onetime Republican power broker in northwest Iowa, King has receded from the public spotlight since losing his House seat to now-Rep. Randy Feenstra, a fellow Republican who challenged him three years ago. But King appeared Wednesday with Ramaswamy, and while he hasn't formally endorsed in the 2024 presidential race, his words left little doubt about how he felt.

Welcome to the weekend!This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Saturday, December 16th, and Sunday, December 17th, 2023.According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be rainy with areas of fog and a high near 45. Saturday night will have more rain and fog with a low around 36.Sunday will be cloudy in the morning and gradually clear up with a high near 45. Sunday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 25.Iowans in Congress renew push for year-round E15Members of Iowa's congressional delegation are renewing their push for federal officials to allow the sale of E15 in Iowa year-round.U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, along with Reps. Randy Feenstra, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson, signed onto a bipartisan letter Thursday urging Biden administration officials to finalize a rule that would allow the sale of E15 — gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol — during the summer months in some Midwestern states.It's the latest beat in a battle stretching over a year from several Midwestern states to make the year-round sale of the fuel permanent. Federal rules limit the sale of E15 between June 1 and Sept. 15 because of concerns that it contributes to smog.New Cedar Rapids school bond referendum could go to voters in 2025Cedar Rapids school leaders are planning to go back to district voters in November 2025 with a plan to fund improvements to middle and high schools after a $220 million bond referendum failed last month.First, however, voters in the district will be asked to consider extending the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy for an additional 10 years. That's an existing capital projects fund for the purchase and improvement of grounds, construction and remodeling of buildings, major equipment purchases including technology. This vote will go to voters in September 2024.A Cedar Rapids schools' master facility plan oversight committee is expected to discuss improvements that would be funded by PPEL and how district officials could work with residents and city officials to develop and educate the community on a new bond plan.Nikki Haley commits to CNN Iowa debate after Ron DeSantis attacksFormer South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's campaign announced she has accepted the invitation to CNN's GOP presidential debate in Des Moines on Jan. 10.The criteria for the debate, just five days before the caucuses, will likely limit eligibility to Haley, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.DeSantis' campaign confirmed it will attend, but Trump is not likely to participate.Have a good weekend, everyone.

On the podcast this week, the new Iowa Poll same as the old Iowa Poll, the GOP presidential debate in Iowa is in limbo, and Randy Feenstra's role in the caucus campaign.On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.This week's show is hosted by Erin Murphy, the Des Moines Bureau Chief for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman.The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of BackDrop and Copperhead.

Welcome to the weekend!This is Stephen Colbert from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Saturday, November 18th, and Sunday, November 19th, 2023.According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 57, cooling to a low around 33 Saturday night.Sunday will be cloudy with a high of 57, cooling to a low of 41 Sunday night.deteriorating beams are being repaired at Taft, HardingRepairs are being made to deteriorating wood beams at Taft and Harding middle schools in Cedar Rapids after some of the columns were determined last month to be structurally unstable — forcing students out of those areas.The closure of the Taft and Harding domes is impacting more than 1,000 sixth through eighth grade students in the Cedar Rapids district. Outside the schools are fences around the domes with signs that read “do not enter.”Band and orchestra students at Taft are practicing in the school's front entryway. Lunch is eaten in the hallway and some classrooms. PE classes also are being held in the library or outside, weather permitting.Later this month, music classes will move to a portable classroom being put up in front of Taft. There will be two portables with a total of four classrooms.At Harding, renovations were made to create additional classroom space to accommodate students.3 Iowa reps among those calling for George Santos to resignThree of Iowa's Republican U.S. representatives called on Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign Thursday after a House Ethics Committee investigation found evidence of a string of alleged financial crimes tied to his 2022 campaign.Reps. Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks called for Santos to resign from Congress, signaling that they would vote to expel him if he does not resign.The three representatives, along with Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra, all voted against a previous measure to expel Santos from Congress.The House Ethics Committee's report says Santos stole from his campaign, deceived donors into paying him personally when they thought they were giving to his campaign, and reported fictitious loans to his campaign he then used campaign funds to pay back.Panel takes first step to consider restructuring downtown Cedar Rapids' managing entityCould another organization host signature downtown events such as the farmers market or decide how to spend public funds on things like murals and lighting?The Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District Commission — a mayor-appointed panel that oversees downtown initiatives — took steps this week to explore such questions and consider how to potentially change the management structure of downtown operations. The move comes as consultant Progressive Urban Management Associates of Denver is slated to bring a refreshed Downtown Vision Plan guiding the future of the urban core to the Cedar Rapids City Council for possible adoption Dec. 5.The plan will recommend the district put together a task force to make a recommendation on its structure going forward. One section of the draft vision plan examines the downtown entity's current structure in relation to others in the country.Have a good weekend, everyone.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 17, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny on Friday in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 47 degrees. On Friday night it will be clear, with a low of around 27 degrees.Starting in December, tenants will move into a new affordable housing development in southeast Cedar Rapids that will add 44 rental units to the city's core, with five units reserved for young people aging out of the foster care system.The Des Moines-based Hatch Kiernan Galloway Development Group on Thursday marked the near-completion of Cedar Rapids Brickstone, a $12.2 million, four-story multifamily building at 627 Sixth St. SE.The project will provide supportive services to tenants in partnership with local nonprofit, Foundation 2 Crisis Services.Of the 44 units, 34 will be reserved for tenants at or below 60 percent of area median income. Ten units will be marked for tenants at or below 30 percent of area median income, according to the city.The Brickstone housing complex also is in proximity to other nonprofits and service providers, the Ground Transportation Center for bus access and the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library.Three of Iowa's Republican U.S. representatives called on Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign Thursday after a House Ethics Committee investigation found evidence of a string of alleged financial crimes tied to his 2022 campaign.The House Ethics Committee's report says Santos stole from his campaign, deceived donors into paying him personally when they thought they were giving to his campaign, and reported fictitious loans to his campaign he then used campaign funds to pay back.Reps. Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks called for Santos to resign from Congress, signaling that they would vote to expel him if he does not resign.The three representatives, along with Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra, all voted against a previous me sure to expel Santos from Congress.Santos said on Thursday he would not seek re-election in 2024 but did not say he would resign from Congress.House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest, a Republican from Mississippi, will move to expel Santos this week, according to CNN.The Iowa Hawkeye women won't get to keep their #2 ranking for very long.Kansas State scored the final 12 points and stunned No. 2 Iowa, 65-58, before a sellout crowd of 14,998 Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.K-State came into Thursday's game as the third-best defensive team in the nation, at 37 points per game. They held the Hawkeyes 34 points below their average of per game.Iowa has good company in teams getting upset, though. Of the top 10 teams in the preseason Associated Press poll, Iowa was the eighth to fall so far. And it's only mid-November.

Today’s guest is Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04), a member of the House Agriculture Committee in Washington, DC. He talks about his Farmers First Act, a meeting with the Chief Agricultural … Read More

He calls Simon to tell him about the new speaker and what the next steps are now that Congress can get back to work.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for October 19, 2023.According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area on Thursday with a high near 63 degrees. On Thursday evening it will gradually become clear, with a low of around 46 degrees.Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks switched her vote Wednesday for House speaker and joined nearly two dozen Republicans who voted against U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as he was rejected on his second try at clinching the position.She was the only Iowa Republican to vote against Jordan, while U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson and Zach Nunn stuck with the majority of Republicans in supporting the hard-right chair of the House Judiciary Committee. All four had voted for Jordan during the first vote Tuesday.In announcing her change on social media Miller-Meeks said she had received credible death threats after switching her vote.Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa's southeast 1st Congressional District, said in an interview Tuesday she had reservations about Jordan becoming speaker. Those concerns included past opposition to the Farm Bill and biofuel subsidies, as well as the pressure tactics used by Jordan allies to whip votes.The House is expected to reconvene Thursday for a potential third vote with no clear path forward to unify around a speaker.Iowa City Police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in an alley in early October.Anthony Cotner Jr., 25, of Cedar Rapids now faces one count of second-degree sexual assault related to the incident, according to a media release from the Iowa City Police Department.Police sought the public's help in finding a suspect after the incident, which police said occurred near the alley of the 200 Block of South Van Buren Street in Iowa City in the morning of October 7th. In the police account, a victim reported being attacked by a man while walking in that area at around 1:40 a.m. that morning.The Iowa City Police Department thanked the Cedar Rapids Police Department and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation for their assistance in the arrest.Save CR Heritage — a nonprofit dedicated to saving historic properties — is appealing to the Cedar Rapids school board to reconsider its decision earlier this year to demolish Harrison Elementary School.Save CR Heritage submitted over 500 petition signatures of eligible voters within the Cedar Rapids Community School District, which requires the school board to place the request on its agenda within 30 days of receiving the petition, according to Iowa Code.The school board will hear public comment asking members to “overturn the recommendation to demolish Harrison Elementary School” — the language on the petition — at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Educational Leadership and Support Center in Cedar Rapids. Anyone is invited to attend and sign up to speak.

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Hour Two: Simon takes your calls and texts following his interview with Donald Trump. Plus, Congressman Randy Feenstra joins the show to talk about the recent debt ceiling deal.

Hour One: Governor Reynolds gave her time to two segments of today's show, and she talked to Simon about everything from the 2023 legislative session to the end of Title 42. Plus, Congressman Randy Feenstra joined Simon to talk about a recent supreme court decision and more.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Thursday, April 27.Thursday's weather will be similar to the day before it, but warmer. According to the National Weather Service there will be patchy frost before 7 a.m. in the Cedar Rapids area. Otherwise it will be sunny, with a high near 69 degrees. On Thursday night the low will be around 44 degrees with partly cloudy skies.One of Iowa's most generous and notable philanthropists, John Pappajohn, died earlier this week at the age of 94.Pappajohn, along with this wife, Mary, gave more than $100 million to various philanthropic causes Pappajohn served as director of more than 40 public companies, and his philanthropy has been recognized in the naming of UI's main business building, the UI Hospitals and Clinics' Pappajohn Pavilion, the John and Mary Pappajohn Clinical Cancer Center and UI's Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Building.He also enjoyed connecting with students, such as in 2015, when he spoke to a crowd of more than 1,000 during a homecoming week event at the University of Iowa. He shared advice with the audience, largely made up of students– telling them: “Philanthropy is a way of life.”"If you incorporate it in your DNA, it becomes part of your persona,” he said.The Iowa Senate has passed a budget that could zero out funding for river and stream sensors that measure nitrate and phosphorus to see if conservation practices are working.The budget for agriculture, natural resources and environmental protection, which passed Tuesday in a party-line vote 33 to 16 with Democrats opposed, shifts $500,000 from the Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State University to a water quality program in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.The ISU center, which supports the sensor network at the University of Iowa, had been planning to allocate $500,000 to the UI this year for the network and related projects. The budget also eliminated a requirement that the ISU center work with the UI and the University of Northern Iowa.The sensors send real-time data to the Iowa Water Quality Information System, which has an interactive map online. As of Wednesday afternoon, the network of more than 50 sensors currently employed already showed 13 sensors reporting nitrate levels over the safe standard for drinking water.The budget bill also removed language from Iowa Code that said Iowa would aspire to have 10 percent of its land under open space protection In two studies, Iowa ranks 47th and 48th out of 50 U.S. states for its share of publicly-owned lands. Both studies, by Texas A&M University's Natural Resources Institute and the hiking and climbing website the Summit Post, calculated that just roughly 3 percent of Iowa's land is publicly-owned.Iowa's all-Republican congressional delegation — U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Zach Nunn and Randy Feenstra — on Wednesday said they planned to vote in favor of House Republicans' bill that addresses the federal debt ceiling. The Iowans negotiated with leadership to remove proposed reductions to incentives for ethanol and biofuels production from a long list of budget cuts in the proposed budget.And their votes were needed, as the bill passed Wednesday night by a razor-thin 217-215 margin. The budget now goes to the Senate, which is...

Newsmaker Ep. 2064 RFS And Randy Feenstra (4/20/23) by Radio on the Go

Simon begins hour two talking to Sen. Randy Feenstra about the meat packing monopoly. Next, Simon speaks to Iowa's AG Brenna Bird about the Student Loan Forgiveness Supreme Court case and other lawsuits that the State of Iowa is pushing back against the Biden Administration.

He's also very concerned about Waters of the USA

Simon begins hour two talking to Congressman Randy Feenstra about a bill wanting to stop foreign land ownership in Iowa, particularly from countries that aren't friendly. Next, Simon talks about how the Surgeon General is saying that 13 is too young for social media.

In today's episode of Weekend Ag Matters Dustin runs down the headlines, Mark speaks with Matt Herman of the Iowa Soybean Association, Riley visits with Iowa 4th district congressman Randy Feenstra, and Russ provides his faith based segment.

He doesn't really want to. Would much rather talk about what the republican House is going to do

This hour, Simon speaks with Congressman elect Randy Feenstra and Congresswoman elect Marionette Miller-Meeks about why they are voting for Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the house

US Congressman Randy Feenstra joins us to finish the second part of the two part series.

US Congressman Randy Feenstra joins us for part one of our two part series.

Welcome to the Weekend! Christmas Edition.This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday, December 24, and Sunday, December 25.It'll seem just slightly less like living in the arctic tundra this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, areas of blowing snow will continue Saturday morning in the Cedar Rapids area. It will be sunny and the high will be near 7 degrees, with wind chills as low as -25 degrees. On Christmas Sunday there will be a high near 11 degrees, with lessening winds. There will be a chance of snow Sunday night, with accumulation of between 1 to 3 inches possible.Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against a $1.7 trillion spending package that includes nearly $28 million in earmarked funding Hinson requested for projects in her district.Hinson, in a statement, said House Republicans “were shut out of the last-minute negotiations, and the end product did not respect taxpayers or address the dire border crisis.”The bill — which also includes emergency assistance to Ukraine, a 4.6 percent pay raise for the military and funding to expand eligibility for health care services and benefits to veterans exposed to toxins during their service — passed mostly along party lines in the Democratically controlled Congress and is headed to President Joe Biden for his expected signature.Iowa's other Republican U.S. House members, Reps. Randy Feenstra and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, also voted against the spending package. U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, the lone Democrat in Iowa's congressional delegation, voted in favor.Hinson criticized the bill for transferring $800 million from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter humanitarian program to help cities and organizations struggling to provide for thousands of migrants arriving from the southern border seeking asylum. Hinson argued that the money transfer encourages more illegal immigration.Among the largest recipients that Hinson requested for her district that will receive funding is $7 million for The Eastern Iowa Airport Taxiway Expansion Project, $7 million for an Alburnett Road extension, and $4 million for rural road construction in West Union.Last Tuesday Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered that the popular TikTok social media platform be banned from state-owned devices and prohibited state agencies from subscribing to or owning a TikTok account.This week, Board of Regents President Mike Richards issued a statement clarifying what the ban meant for Iowa's three public universities — which the regents govern.First, he said, the universities should remove the TikTok software application from “all electronic devices that are owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the institution” and prevent the installation of TikTok on those devices.He also said that the universities should cease running TikTok accounts affiliated with the university. In an Iowa State University news bulletin on the ban, officials noted ISU employees still can access TikTok on personal devices, “even if connected through the university Wi-Fi network.”Gov. Reynolds' move followed similar bans in other states and proposed legislation before the U.S. Congress to ban TikTok on all federally owned or operated devices. The worry is that the Chinese government may be able to use the app to conduct surveillance on Americans. Other states that ban TikTok from government devices include Texas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Maryland and South Carolina. The U.S. military also has banned the app on government devices.Have a good weekend everyone. Much warmer weather is coming next week.

Simon opens today's show by talking about the latest in the "Twitter Files". Next Simon talks with Rep. Randy Feenstra who promises justice for those that interfered in 2020 election.

Jared McNett is back and joining Chris Lay for this special bonus episode roundup of the best horror movies we've seen this year so far, as well as a glance over the horror horizon at a handful of movies we're looking forward to that coming out later this month. Where to watch: Barbarian Bodies Bodies Bodies Halloween Ends Hellraiser The Menu Nope Pearl Prey Smile Triangle of Sadness Watcher X Recent articles by Jared McNett: On Iowa Politics: Mike Franken and Chuck Grassley debate, Newt Gingrich visits Iowa and shares a Republican road map, and George W. Bush is in Iowa After Sioux City Musketeers win championship, Clark Cup makes multiple stops around Siouxland Sioux City Swedish American Fraternal Organization to host 'folk music tour' On Iowa Politics: A Congressional debate, a budget surplus, a controversial ad, and Iowans at the insurrection Oto home a "complete loss" after early morning blaze Congressional candidate Ryan Melton repeatedly calls out Rep. Randy Feenstra and chastises pipeline plans, in Sioux City stop Follow the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StreamdNScreend Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/streamedandscreened Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StreamedAndScreened Streamed & Screened is a weekly podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, an entertainment reporter for multiple decades who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal, Jared McNett, a reporter for the Sioux City Journal, and Chris Lay, the podcast operations manager for Lee Enterprises.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US House of Representative Randy Feenstra joins us for part two of our two part series.

Retirement, it's something we are all working towards, but something that many throughout the United States are not prepared for. In today's workforce, there's a retirement crisis happening. Too many people throughout our country are not saving what they need to retire comfortably – and this isn't just a problem for employees, it's a problem, it's a problem for employees too. On this episode, we have two great guests, Randy Feenstra and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, both Representatives from the state of Iowa and both sponsoring the SECURE Act 2.0. Listen in as they talk with host, Gene Marks, about the SECURE Act 1.0, the SECURE Act 2.0, the Mainstreet Tax Certainty Act, and what's on the horizon for retirement planning in the U.S. Topics Include: 01:04 – Introducing Congressman Randy Feenstra 01:42 – SECURE Act 1.0 04:19 – What the SECURE Act from 2019 offers 05:31 – Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) 06:41 – Retirement as an employee benefit 07:51 – Changes in the SECURE Act 2.0 12:22 – Tax credit for military spouses 13:11 – Tax incentives for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 16:06 – Expectations for Bipartisan support of SECURE Act 2.0 17:57 – Introducing Congresswoman Ashley Hinson 21:08 – The benefit to employers 22:22 – Automatic enrollment 23:56 – Additional provisions to SECURE Act 2.0 27:19 – Main Street Tax Certainty Act 31:35 – Emergency Savings Account Act Read more information about the SECURE Act 2.0 at www.paychex.com/articles/compliance/secure-act-changes. Get a refresher course in retirement planning at www.paychex.com/articles/employee-benefits/retirement-planning-101-for-business-owners. DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast, and that is further provided by the presenter, should not be considered legal or accounting advice, and should not substitute for legal, accounting, or other professional advice in which the facts and circumstances may warrant. We encourage you to consult legal counsel as it pertains to your own unique situation(s) and/or with any specific legal questions you may have.  

AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-R) is a member of the House Agriculture Committee and talks about the committee’s work this session and what’s ahead. Aviva Aron-Dine … Read More

On this week's edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: a rare kind of legislative endorsement, a statehouse candidate is a January Sixer, Reynolds' plan for abortion restrictions, and Nikki Haley talks 2024 at Randy Feenstra's fundraiser. On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met. This week's show is hosted by The Gazette's Statehouse Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Gazette Opinion Editor Todd Dorman, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, the Gazette's deputy Des Moines Bureau Chief Tom Barton, and introducing Caleb McCullough, the new Des Moines Bureau Chief for Lee Enterprises. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Iowa bands The Surf Zombies and Copperhead.

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, April 25th. Today in the Cedar Rapids area we can expect it to be partly sunny, with a high near 48, according to the National Weather Service. Winds from the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Then tonight, it should be mostly clear, with a low around 28. A man in the Cedar River, clinging to a concrete wall, was rescued Saturday afternoon by fire crews. Authorities said the man, who they did not identify, was spotted before 1 p.m. on the river's west bank near First Avenue and First Street W. They did not say how he came to be in the water. Rescuers threw ropes over the wall to the man, who was growing weak holding on, and lowered a firefighter down to secure him. A boat was launched and crews plucked the man — and the firefighter — to safety. He was evaluated by an Area Ambulance crew, but the Fire Department said it does not know if the man was taken to a hospital. Former Vice President Mike Pence dropped by the Cedar Rapids Kernels game against the Peoria Chiefs Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium, along with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson. Pence was also in western Iowa Saturday to join U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra in serving breakfast to delegates at Iowa's Republican 4th Congressional District convention in Carroll at the high school. —

The Biden administration made news this week with the announced emergency action to allow E15 to be sold this summer. The move satisfies a major request of the biofuels industry but also leaves the sector wondering what comes next. Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra joins Newsmakers to discuss that as well as ag input issues and efforts to define a Water of the U.S.There's also a panel discussion on the future of ethanol policy and agriculture's current relationship with the Environmental Protection Agency.Want to receive Newsmakers direct to your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

Ep. 1798 Randy Feenstra, U.S. Representative by Radio on the Go

U.S. Congressman Randy Feenstra finishes the second part of our two part series.

U.S. Congressman Randy Feenstra give us an update in part one of our two part series.

The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today's guest is Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13. Your weekend weather forecast looks a tiny bit cooler than the last few days, with no chance for rain. According to the National Weather Service, it is predicted to be sunny with a high near 88 degrees on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. On Sunday it is predicted to be sunny again, with a high back up near 93 degrees. Gov. Kim Reynolds stepped up her criticism Friday of Biden administration officials' lack of transparency for flying 19 refugee children into the state to be transported to sponsor families without notifying her or other Iowa officials. The governor — speaking to a “People's Press Conference” talk radio show hosted by former GOP state legislator Jeff Angelo — said she was upset and dismayed that the federal government on multiple occasions denied that a transport had taken place before later admitting to it. Reynolds told the radio audience that potentially 2 children of the 19 actually stayed in Iowa, while the rest were moved to sponsors in other states. This was after she joined several Republican governors in refusing to take refugees from the border. Reynolds said the Biden administration lying about the refugees just proved that its final goal is ignoring the border crisis and letting illegal immigrants stream into the country.  Inmates at the Linn County Correctional Center no longer will be able to receive family and friends for face-to-face visits. The county implemented video visitation in February after ending in-person visits last year because of the risks of transmitting COVID-19. Sheriff Brian Gardner said the jail has long intended to permanently move to video visits instead of in-person visits, but the pandemic sped up the process. The Johnson County Jail in Iowa City hasn't allowed face-to-face visits for at least five years, instead using video visits with guests either coming to the jail lobby or making a video call from home. Prisoner advocates criticized the decision, saying that a Zoom call is not the same as an in person visit. Former Vice President Mike Pence is headlining Rep. Randy Feenstra's inaugural Feenstra Family Picnic next month in northwest Iowa. The campaign event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 16 at the Dean Classic Car Museum in Sioux Center. "Vice President Pence has been a champion for conservative values and protecting innocent life throughout his public service," Feenstra said in a statement Friday. The picnic is Feenstra's answer to former Rep. Steve King's annual pheasant hunts in Akron — which were sometimes attended by notable conservative figures — and Sen. Joni Ernst's motorcycle ride across the state. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee made an appearance at Ernst's ride last fall. Pence, who was governor of Indiana before he became Donald Trump's vice president, has been considered a possible presidential contender in 2024. The Iowa Ideas 2021 virtual conference will be here before you know it, and we would like you to be our guest on the house. The Gazette is providing free access to this two-day gathering with more than 50 sessions- filled with thought-provoking local, and national speakers-- all ready to engage you on a variety of important and timely Iowa-issues. Join us October 14th and 15th for this can't miss, idea-exchange experience. Learn more and register for the event at iowaideas.com  Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon https://www.thegazette.com/topic?eid=121774&ename=Alexa&lang=en (Alexa) enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying “Alexa, what's the news? If you prefer podcasts, you can also find us on iTunes. Support this podcast

Man charged in Tibbetts slaying blames masked mystery men: The man on trial for the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of Mollie Tibbetts claimed for the first time Wednesday https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/iowa-murder-suspect-cristhian-bahena-rivera-blames-mystery-men-for-mollie-tibbetts-slaying/ (that two masked men were responsible for the crime) but forced him to take part at gunpoint. The defense called Cristhian Bahena Rivera as a witness at his first-degree murder trial. He admitted that his car was the one seen on surveillance video circling Tibbetts while she was jogging in Brooklyn, Iowa, on July 18, 2018. He also acknowledged that she ended up in his car's trunk, that he hid her body in a cornfield and that he told investigators where to find it a month later. But he denied being responsible for stabbing her to death. He said two armed, masked men showed up at his home, forcing him to drive his car, passing Tibbetts several times while she ran, then telling him to stop, he said. Bahena Rivera said the men loaded something into his trunk, then told him to drive several miles to a rural area. He said they threatened to harm his ex-girlfriend and young daughter if he ever told anyone what happened, then left on foot. He said he opened the trunk a few minutes later and found Tibbetts' body, then he carried it to the cornfield. He testified that he wasn't truthful with detectives when he was questioned in August 2018 because he feared for his daughter's safety. The defense rested its case Wednesday afternoon. Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday, starting soon after jurors arrive at 8:30 a.m. Watch the livestream at thegazette.com. Grassley calls on Biden to back biofuels: Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley this week https://www.thegazette.com/federal-government/chuck-grassley-iowa-gop-delegation-call-on-biden-to-support-biofuels-in-infrastructure-deal/ (called on President Joe Biden to support the nation's biofuels community) as the administration pursues a pared-down $1.7 trillion infrastructure plan. Grassley joined fellow Iowa Republicans U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and Reps. Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks in sending a letter to Biden urging him to uphold his promise to support biofuels. Biden, they said, has pledged to “promote and advance renewable energy, ethanol and other biofuels to help rural America.” But Grassley and Iowa's GOP congressional delegation have criticized the $174 billion in the White House's infrastructure plan that would subsidize electric vehicles, while hardly mentioning the biofuel industry. Grassley, in a weekly conference call with Iowa reporters on Wednesday, called the administration's goals of boosting production and sale of electric vehicles and building a network of 500,000 charging stations by 2030 “unrealistic” and “idealistic.” Iowa's ethanol and biodiesel industries employ about 40,000 Iowans. UI plans for Student Well-Being Center: The University of Iowa is https://www.thegazette.com/higher-education/university-of-iowa-eyes-millions-in-upgrades-while-shrinking-campus-footprint/ (proposing a half-dozen projects totaling $60.8 million), including a new Student Well-Being Center and renovating Hillcrest Residence Hall. The university will seek approval from the Board of Regents next week. The UI says the projects are in line with the regents' moratorium barring new construction that would increase a university's footprint because two buildings would be razed, actually reducing UI's footprint. The old laundry building just south of the Campus Recreation and Wellness building will be razed to make room for a $25 million to $28 million Student Well-Being Center. Plans also include razing the historic Westlawn building, which currently houses many student health services. The issue of mental health and well-being has become such a priority on the UI campus that its Undergraduate Student Government recently endorsed building a new...

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionMay 24, 2021    U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra on the plight of Iowa's independent cattle producers when dealing with large packing houses.

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We asked that of brand new Iowa Congressman and House Ag Committee member Randy Feenstra, who says CFAP 3 funding is certainly in flux and he's focused on increasing price transparency in the marketplace along with protecting the RFS. PLUS Iowa Corn Growers Association President Carl Jardon outlines their Iowa legislative priorities AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know/

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Friday, December 18th. Say goodbye to a lot of that snow... with a small chance it gets replaced later on. According to the National Weather Service, the high temperature should reach 40 in the Cedar Rapids area on Friday. With this warm air will come a more active wind, blowing at 10 to 15 mph and gusting as high as 25 mph. There will be a slight chance of rain and snow before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of snow after that. Otherwise it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 27 degrees. COVID-19 vaccine news has been largely positive this week, but it hasn't been without setbacks. Iowa is among the states saying their allocations of the game-changing COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks will be less than projected — prompting worries about potential delays for inoculating thousands of health care workers and nursing home residents. The first U.S. doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were administered Monday nationwide, including at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The pace is expected to increase next week, assuming Moderna gets federal authorization for its vaccine as a panel recommended Thursday. Iowa public health officials said they initially were told to expect a total of 172,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines within the first three weeks of availability this month. But in a statement Thursday, Iowa officials say that now has been lowered to 138,300 doses — a nearly 20 percent reduction. 100 more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Iowa, bringing the state's death toll to 3,451. Google has engaged in monopolistic practices that allow it to collect vast amounts of personal data from consumers, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and attorneys general from 37 other states and territories asserted in a lawsuit Thursday, the latest in a bipartisan effort of government officials to take on Big Tech. The lawsuit, led by Democratic Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Republican Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, contends Google has “methodically undertaken actions to entrench and reinforce its general search services and search-related advertising monopolies by stifling competition.” It comes just a week after https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/facebook-lawsuit-antitrust-anti-competitive-iowa-20201209 (Iowa joined the federal government and 47 other states in an antitrust lawsuit against another technology behemoth — Facebook) — alleging it also illegally vanquished competitors and left the public with fewer options for protecting personal privacy. Not all of Iowa's congressional delegation is ready to call Joe Biden the president elect.  Congressman-elect Randy Feenstra said Thursday to do so, given the historic number of early and absentee ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election and President Donald Trump's legal challenges to the election's outcome. Feenstra is replacing Rep. Steve King in Iowa's 4th Congressional District, by far the most conservative district in a state that voted handily to re-elect President Trump. Feenstra said he is looking forward to Jan. 6, when Congress will receive the Electoral College results. This briefing is sponsored in part by Corridor Careers.  Are you looking for a job? https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com) is a resource to local job seekers where they can get job tips, sign up for local job alerts, build a resume and more. Check it out at https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com).

The Republican candidate for the 4th District Randy Feenstra joins us to talk about some of the big issues surrounding agriculture and rural Iowa in the November 3rd election. We hear from Feenstra on hog and poultry regulations, rural broadband, and growing animal agriculture.

Along with corn, for that matter, also it's getting close to $4.10 and you have to hear our market expert Brian Hoops with Midwest Market Solutions explain why it's running and how high it could go. PLUS we continue profiling U.S. Congressional candidates in Iowa as Lydia Johnson visits with Randy Feenstra in the 4th District AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

New episodes! Iowa Candiate on Politics of Truth. This week, Bob is talking to Bob's guest this week is JD Scholten, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa's 4th district. He expected to be facing Steve King, but he's now facing Randy Feenstra. JD explains how his agricultural district has been hit hard by the trade war, and why a promise to his grandmother that he'd save his family farm pushed him to run for office. Subscribe to Politics of Truth. Dick Latvala's Stash on Brokedown Podcast. This episode features a chat with three fans who have a unique responsibility. Toni Fishman and Jason Scheuner own Dick Latvala's archive and, with the help of Scott Medeiros, they are cataloging, and transferring the rich wealth oof recordings therein. Jonathan talks to them about their work, and there's a lot of Grateful Dead music as well. Subscribe to Brokedown Podcast. You can support Jonathan's music here.HeadCount on Comes A Time. We have another brand new episode of Comes A Time, this time talking with HeadCount. At this point in the election of 2020, we think it's important to make sure everyone knows how to vote, where to vote, and how to get more information about the issues. Oteil and Mike go deep into voting, HeadCount and the election. Subscribe to Comes A Time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.