Monthly Archives: February 2015

Rally At The Capitol To Raise The Minimum Wage

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Trish Nelson

raisethewageiowa.com/ TUESDAY: Rally to Raise the Wage Statewide coalition of small businesses, faith leaders, community organizations to rally in support of a minimum wage increase on Tuesday at Noon Des Moines, IA — Raise the Wage Iowa, a statewide coalition … Continue reading →

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School Funding, Kids Future, Aging Population: The Courtney Report

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Once again we will excerpt from State Senator Courtney’s weekly newsletter: SENATE VOTES TO REVERSE IOWA’S SLIDE IN SCHOOL INVESTMENT Iowa’s future depends on high-quality local schools. Our best hope for expanding Iowa’s middle class is investing the necessary resources … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Presidenting Is Hard Edition

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Black History Month and President’s Day reminds me of the short article in The Onion after Barack Obama’s first election: Black Man Given Nation’s Worst Job WASHINGTON—African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country … Continue reading →

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CBD Oil In Iowa – When?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Last year Iowa seemed to take a major step into the 20th century when parents and friends of child epileptic patients made an almost irrefutable case for medical cannabis in Iowa. Governor Branstad backed it as did most of the … Continue reading →

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Prepping For An Alec Agenda In Iowa

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Pretty much every Saturday during the Iowa legislative session elected members of both houses convene at venues throughout the state and take comments and questions from the public. If you happen to have both Republican (Tea Party) and Democrats representing … Continue reading →

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Iowa GOP Hypocrisy On Education

Posted on February 13, 2015 by bfiaguestwriter

[by Paul McAndrew] Governor Branstad and Iowa’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives propose only a 1.25 percent increase ($50 million) in state funding for elementary and secondary schools in Iowa’s 338 public school districts. This meager increase would keep Iowa’s schools … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Progressive Community, progressive values, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy | Tagged ALEC in Iowa, Branstad Budget, by Paul McAndrew, iowa education funding, Orascom, Senator Joe Bolkcom, Supplemental State Aid, voter disenfranchisement, Voter fraud | Comments Off

Branstad No Friend Of Public Schools

Posted on February 13, 2015 by bfiamollyreagan

by Molly Regan For those of us who reaped the benefits of a superb public school experience, I know we all wish that could be the same for Iowa’s children now. But, it appears Iowa legislators Linda Miller, Ross Paustian, … Continue reading →

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Donald Kaul: Obama Commits Political Blunder, Tells The Truth

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Trish Nelson

otherwords.org Telling the Truth about Religious Violence Obama’s modest critique of Christian hypocrisy suddenly has Republicans defending the crusades. By Donald Kaul President Barack Obama committed the ultimate political blunder the other day. He blurted out the truth. Speaking at … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Invited To Walk With Ed Fallon Along Bakken Pipeline Route

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Trish Nelson

From Ed Fallon: Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has joined the board of Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the company that wants to slice an oil pipeline through the heart of Iowa. One school of thought is that, since presidential wannabees … Continue reading →

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