Monthly Archives: July 2012

Six Important Progressive Actions In Iowa This Week

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Trish Nelson

From CCI: Dept. of Natural Resources factory farm hearings, Des Moines and Iowa City Last Thursday, we scored a victory when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that our Iowa DNR is lacking in enforcement and regulation of factory farms … Continue reading →

Posted in ICCI | Tagged AgriSol Energy, DNR, factory farms, Fire Rastetter, Food and Water Watch, Iowa CCI, predatory lending | Comments Off

Why Are Corporate Members Of ALEC Writing Iowa’s Laws?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Move To Amend along with Blog for Iowa, Progress Iowa, Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility and others co-sponsored an appearance by Lisa Graves in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, July 15th at the Electrical Union Hall 1211 Wiley Blvd. … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Corporate Greed | Tagged ALEC, ALEC Iowa, Citizens United, Move to Amend, Voter ID bills | 1 Comment

Romney To Check Up On His Money Overseas

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Looks like Mitt Romney will be taking an Overseas trip this month. No doubt this is to burnish his image as a presidential candidate. Insiders know that there will be at least one stop to roll around in his money at … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, David Loebsack, Humor | Tagged cities, Romney | 1 Comment

Sunday Funday: Tell Me About Telstar

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Last week was the 50th anniversary of the first launch of a tellecommunications satellite know as Telstar – July 10th, 1962. For some little boy out in Iowa it was a magic week as pictures from Europe (Telstar was a … Continue reading →

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Iowa Is One Vote From Being Wisconsin

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Funny that we would ever use Wisconsin as an example of a state that is heading the wrong way. But since they elected Scott Walker and then reaffirmed his governorship, the state of Wisconsin is about the finest example of … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Iowa Legislature | Tagged Branstad | Comments Off

Friday Food Talk: Poweshiek County Fights North Carolina Factory Hog Farm

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Citiizens For Community Improvement CCI.org Yesterday, 56 Poweshiek County Iowa CCI members packed their Board of Supervisor’s meeting to tell them to deny a proposed Prestage Farms hog factory expansion. The meeting was extremely powerful, with almost everyone in … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Greed, Farming | Tagged corporate farming, factory farms, hog confinements, hog lots, local control, Poweshiek County, Prestage Farms | Comments Off

Branstad Will Hold Public Meeting On Drought Tuesday

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Branstad, Reynolds to convene public meeting in Mt. Pleasant on dry and drought weather conditions (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that they will hold a two-hour public meeting on the severe dry … Continue reading →

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BRING THE JOBS HOME!

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Working families, community members and small business owners will be speaking at a press conference, Thursday July 12, at 4:30 PM at Raygun, 400 East Locust, supporting the “Bring The Jobs Home Act”, that Congress will be voting on. Iowa … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Iowa Federation of Labor, Jobs | Tagged ICAN | Comments Off

When Will Iowa Stop Spending Tax Dollars On ALEC?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Trish Nelson

progressiowa.org Hewlett-Packard, Deere, BestBuy, CVS, and MillerCoors dump ALEC When will Iowa stop sending tax dollars to this extreme organization? DES MOINES, IOWA — Five additional companies have left the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC): Hewlett-Packard, John Deere, BestBuy, CVS, … Continue reading →

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