In this week’s update from the Iowa Capitol, the FAMiLY Leader’s Chuck Hurley and Daniel Carroll break down the latest from the Iowa Legislature, including a little-publicized bill that was […]
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Bob Vander Plaats: America is better than Biden’s border policy
Commentary by Bob Vander Plaats In a June 2018 New York Times column, I criticized then-President Trump for enforcing a policy that separated children from their families at the U.S. […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 13: Protect Life Amendment needs you NOW
There are only a few weeks or days left in this Capitol session, and the Protect Life Amendment to the Iowa Constitution hangs in the balance. NOW is the time […]
VIDEO: Protect Life Amendment passes Senate!
The FAMiLY Leader’s Capitol Team was on the Hill in Des Moines to report highlights and brief commentary on the Iowa Senate amending and passing HJR5, the Protect Life Amendment: […]
TFL Capitol Connection, Ep. 12: Great news at Second Funnel!
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. […]
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 […]