State Rep. Don Vruwink

Recent Articles

Op Ed: When Workers Prosper, America Does Too
Op Ed

When Workers Prosper, America Does Too

Workers had to fight for contemporary labor standards, and much work still remains.

Struggling for Tax Fairness
Press Release

Struggling for Tax Fairness

 

Op Ed: Let’s Stop the Blame Game
Op Ed

Let’s Stop the Blame Game

Problems with the unemployment system are a bipartisan failure. And need a bipartisan solution.

Vruwink Announces Committee Assignments
Press Release

Vruwink Announces Committee Assignments

 

Representative Vruwink Earns Endorsements from Respected Environmental Groups
Op Ed: America’s Dairyland is Struggling
Op Ed

America’s Dairyland is Struggling

Despite a proud history of dairy production, the industry is in decline.

Op Ed: Small Businesses Make Our State Thrive
Op Ed

Small Businesses Make Our State Thrive

Never have they needed our support more.

Op Ed: State’s Student Loan Debt is $24 Billion!
Op Ed

State’s Student Loan Debt is $24 Billion!

College grads paying interest rates as high as 11% when home loans are 3%. The solution is obvious.

Governor Calls on Legislature to Pass Vruwink’s Small Farm Diversity Legislation
Press Release

Governor Calls on Legislature to Pass Vruwink’s Small Farm Diversity Legislation

Assembly Bill 495, if enacted, would provide up to $50,000 per grant for agricultural operations that are conducted on 50 acres or less of land.

Novak, Vruwink Introduce Bill Aimed at Harassment of Sports Officials
Op Ed: Poverty for Senior Citizens Rising
Op Ed

Poverty for Senior Citizens Rising

Costs of housing and health care driving up elderly poverty. Are there solutions?

Op Ed: Divided Government Created Good Budget
Op Ed

Divided Government Created Good Budget

Final state budget not perfect, but exemplified concept of checks and balances.