Iowa has 32 new legislators this year (22 Representatives, 10 Senators- including Sen. Annette Sweeney who joined the Senate last year after a special election)
20% of the Senate is new, 22% of the House is new
MORE than 50% of the new Senators are female
MORE than 45% of the new Representatives are female
"Online dispute resolution has started in a few states with promising early results. The state of Utah established an online dispute resolution pilot project for small claims cases that substantially reduced the steps needed to resolve a case... We want to do the same for the 75,000 Iowans who use our small claims courts each year.”
"Recruiting and retaining quality individuals is our highest priority, in doing so we must broaden the appeal of military service to include people from across the fabric of our society... With only three of ten 17 to 24-year-olds eligible for military service, there's concern among military and civilian leaders alike about the readiness of our military forces to defend this nation in the years to come."
