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 […]
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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 […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 5: The laws you’re not hearing about
Each week, The FAMiLY Leader has been updating you about the battle over Iowa’s Protect Life Amendment. But this week, in addition to some good news about the Amendment, TFL’s […]
Business leaders, take note: Turn your work into ministry
For many business leaders and CEOs, peer-to-peer advisory groups have become a vital part of personal and professional growth. But do you have a group of peers who are encouraging […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 4: How school choice actually affects you
The parental choice in education bill moving through Iowa’s Legislature has been drawing a lot of unfair and inaccurate criticism. The arguments are often confusing, sometimes deceiving, and they’re leaving […]
Capitol Connection Special: Freedom threatened on campus
This time, the University of Iowa may have gone too far. In this special edition update to TFL’s Capitol Connection, The FAMiLY Leader’s Chuck Hurley describes testimony from the Iowa […]