The FAMiLY Leader’s Chuck Hurley, Danny Carroll, and Daniel Sunne have some big news about bills that died and bills that are still alive this year at the Iowa Capitol. […]
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VIDEO: Bob Vander Plaats talks 2024 Iowa Caucuses with Steve Deace
When the former U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, makes a trip to Iowa and then visits Bob Vander Plaats at The FAMiLY Leader, the media can’t help but notice. […]
Video Exclusive: Mike Pompeo visits The FAMiLY Leader
URBANDALE, Iowa – On Friday, March 26, 2021, former U.S. Representative, CIA Director, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the headquarters of The FAMiLY Leader for a private […]
VIDEO: Rep. Salmon speaks out on saving girls’ sports
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, State Rep. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, spoke before the Iowa House on preserving girls’ sports in our state. In the three-minute speech below, Rep. Salmon explains […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 11: Five good bills in 1 week!
The news media loves to cover the controversial bills The FAMiLY Leader works on, from marriage and religious liberty to life and more. But TFL works every year on bills […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 10: Indoctrination in schools erupts
Iowa’s parents are hearing more and more stories about how critical race theory is being taught in schools – instructing children to think of the U.S. as inherently racist and […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 9: Education or indoctrination?
As The FAMiLY Leader reported, the Iowa Capitol is buzzing this week following a contentious hearing with school officials from Ames, Iowa, as legislators asked why anti-family and age-inappropriate materials […]
VIDEO: Iowa school called to answer for anti-family curriculum
On Tuesday, March 9, school administrators were brought before the Iowa House Government Oversight Committee to answer questions about a district-wide “Black Lives Matter” program that included far more than […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 8: The best ‘first funnel in 40 years!
With some of The FAMiLY Leader’s top priorities surviving the Iowa Legislature’s “first funnel” deadline – and several bad bills we opposed failing to pass – TFL’s Chuck Hurley has […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 7: Bills will survive or die at 1st Funnel
Roughly 90 percent of the bills Iowa’s Legislature proposes each year never see full debate, cut off by a deadline known as “First Funnel,” which is quickly approaching next week. […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 6: Exciting new bill aids moms in crisis
The FAMiLY Leader Capitol Team worked on several bills this week – including fighting to stop gambling expansion and working to stop gender indoctrination without parental consent in elementary school […]
USA Today publishes Bob Vander Plaats column on Rush Limbaugh
The following opinion column from The FAMiLY Leader President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats was published by USAToday.com on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, following the death of radio broadcaster Rush […]