Monthly Archives: February 2015

Is Iowa Prepared For A Megadrought?

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Paul Deaton

State Senator Joe Bolkcom, member of the natural resources and environment committee, spoke last Tuesday at the capitol about environmental issues. “Is there anything related to the environment you would like to see covered in greater detail?” I asked. “There … Continue reading →

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Progress Iowa Announces The Academy Awards of Extreme Iowa

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Trish Nelson

ProgressIowa.org And the Oscars go to…Branstad, Ernst, Upmeyer, Blum and King *Updated Source Citations Below* Des Moines, Iowa — Tonight, stars and celebrities will honor the best in movies over the past year. Today, Progress Iowa announced the winners of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Only A Week Left In February

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Dave Bradley

I can almost hear the happy dancing starting. March is but a week away. March is associated with Spring and warm weather. February is associated with all the bad things we associate with winter. What a difference a day can … Continue reading →

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No Funding For Schools; No Taxes On Some Corporations

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Dave Bradley

It surely is a strange situation when we have our Republican legislators tell us out of one side of their mouths that there is no money for Iowa schools to maintain the status quo, yet from the other side of … Continue reading →

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Finding A New World? Harder Than Some Think!

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Tip of the hat to http://www.dailykos/comics As some of you may have read here Thursday Iowa is in the process of “studying” allowing the Bakken Oil to build a pipeline across Iowa. Minnesota is also looking at a pipeline from … Continue reading →

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Students Deliver 7,000+ Signatures To Governor Branstad

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Trish Nelson

senate.iowa.gov/democrats On February 18th, 2015, nursing students from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, escorted by State Senator Rich Taylor, delivered a petition with over 7,000 signatures to Governor Terry Branstad’s office, asking the Governor not to close the Mount … Continue reading →

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Bakken Oil Pipeline Update

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Paul Deaton

There has been a lot of news about the Dakota Access Pipeline (aka Bakken Oil Pipeline) during the last three months. Where does the project stand? Here’s a Blog for Iowa update based on information gathered this week. On Jan. … Continue reading →

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Democrats Must Campaign On Progressive Values

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Trish Nelson

http://ladylibertine.net/ Taking control of the Senate and increasing their majority in the House, Republicans swept the election, largely by tying Democrats to negative messaging around President Obama. Accepting the GOP message framework, Senate Democratic candidates like Alison Lundergan-Grimes, Mark Pryor, … Continue reading →

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Republicans Attempt To Beat Back Net Neutrality Rules

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from DemocracyforAmerica.com: “Net Neutrality Opponents Go To War.” That was the headline of Huffington Post’s Net Neutrality article on Thursday — and it hits the nail on the head. Corporate internet providers and their allies in Congress are … Continue reading →

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This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Trish Nelson

fallonforum.com Dear Friends, Before I tell you why Joe Biden should run for President, here’s an event all pipeline fighters need to know about: The Midwest Tar Sands/Bakken Petroleum Summit. With pipelines threatening to sprout-up like weeds, Midwest organizers are … Continue reading →

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