Highlights in this edition:

• House Republicans Continue to Prioritize K-12 Education
  • The House Republican K-12 education funding plan places over $159 million of new money into schools
• Statewide Mental Health Efforts See Progress
  • Plans will relieve pressure placed on inpatient psychiatric beds and serve mental health patients in the proper setting
• COVID-19 Disaster Proclamations to Officially End
  • Thanks to strong Republican leadership, businesses were reopened quickly and kids have been back in school since August of 2020 (despite efforts from legislative Democrats)
• Unemployment System Needs to Become a Re-Employment System
  • The new system minimizes the amount of time spent receiving unemployment benefits while helping Iowans find the right path back to employment

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