Monthly Archives: March 2009

A Step In The Correct Direction For Talk Radio In Iowa Recently, BFIA reported on the status of talk radio in Iowa and discovered that it is dominated by conservative talk (see Conservative Talk Radio in Iowa – How Much … Continue reading →

Enact the Medicaid Family Planning State Option Protect Health Care for Women and Families in Iowa  The following is a guest column by Judy Waxman, Vice President of Health & Reproductive Rights at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC).  Prior … Continue reading →

Iowa Senate Agriculture Committee Caves in to Factory Farm Industry iowacci.org Note from BFIA:  We like a good porkburger as much as the next person, but that does not mean we think the Iowa Pork Producers should get to have … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update:  Tell Senator Grassley Iowans Want A Public Health Insurance Plan Option by Alta L. Price, M.D.Last week President Obama hosted a high level health care reform summit at the White House that brought together members of … Continue reading →

Take The Broadcaster Freedom (To Monopolize Our Airwaves) Act Out Of The DC Voting Rights Bill This really happened.  Read carefully.Last month, Blog for Iowa reported on the GOP's most recent Rovesque trick play, code-named the “Broadcaster Freedom Act” (ha-ha).  … Continue reading →

  One of my neighbors, an electrician by trade, wrote that he “thinks that solar and wind are like vitamins. Good for supplement, but no replacement for baseload.” And there we have the challenge of making a world without carbon … Continue reading →

Pig Odor In Iowa No Laughing Matter   Salon.comConservative politicians looking for pork in the latest omnibus spending bill got one pretty literal example handed right to them: a $1.79 million appropriation for “swine odor and manure management research” in … Continue reading →

Victory! Marshalltown Coal Plant Is Cancelled! plainsjustice.org BFIA congratulates and thanks everyone who fought for Iowa's air quality.  This is a a huge victory for our health and our environment. Today Alliant Energy (Interstate Power & Light) announced that it … Continue reading →

Community Radio Station KUBU To Operate In Eastern Iowa by Dave Bradley We have great  news! A license has been issued for for station KUBU to operate in eastern Iowa at 88.7 FM. We are now in the planning stage … Continue reading →

Bicycle Safety Bill Passes Iowa Senate – Now Needs Help In House  IowaBicycleCoalition.Org The Bicycle safety bill passed in the Senate, but will be dead in the House without your help.  Please join us in supporting five-foot passing, safe following … Continue reading →