Monthly Archives: January 2024

Earthrise Studio on Fossil Fuels

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Paul Deaton

I met Finn Harries in Cedar Rapids at Al Gore’s 2014 Climate Reality Leadership Corps training. The diminutive Brit showed up only for the days Gore gave his Inconvenient Truth lecture. Harries and his twin brother Jack had millions of … Continue reading →

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Embers Of The Iowa Caucuses

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Has the Iowa Democratic Party hit rock bottom? At Monday’s poorly attended precinct caucuses, small groups of long-time Democratic attendees kept political embers glowing. Although we hadn’t reached “rock bottom” one could see it from there in the dim light … Continue reading →

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Reynolds’ AEA Bill Would Reduce Funding For Special Ed

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Sharing this because not everyone is on Facebook. Here are the links to follow statehouse Democrats on Facebook and Twitter if you like.  Also, Iowans can log on to legis.iowa.gov to watch live streams of legislative action, including committee meetings … Continue reading →

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Iowa Caucus Results: Trump Era Over, Media Last To Know

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Spotted on Democratic Underground: Great meme, hat tip to DU.  I agree 100% and would like to go one step further. Trump received 56, 260 votes.  NOT TRUMP received 54,038 votes. So if you think about it that way, Trump … Continue reading →

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President Biden: Democracy Is The Sacred Cause Of Our Nation

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Trish Nelson

“Three years ago for the first time in our history, a violent mob attacked the Capitol and tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power. We must make sure that never happens again and that democracy always remains the sacred … Continue reading →

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What You Can Do This Week To Help Cut Climate Pollution

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox – Check out this action alert from Rob Hogg, retired state senator, author of America’s Climate Century ### Friday, January 19, is a national day of action to ask Congress to do more (not less) to cut … Continue reading →

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Dem Caucus Info And MLK Day Events

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Trish Nelson

        Click here to find your caucus location. Here is a list of MLK Day events around Iowa. Cedar Falls Celebrate the Cultures of the Cedar Valley When: January 15 | 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Where: Diamond Event … Continue reading →

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Book Ban Distraction in Iowa

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Paul Deaton

When the Iowa Legislature convened on Monday, House Majority Leader Pat Grassley reprised his position on banning books in schools. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported: Grassley doubled down on House Republicans’ efforts to remove books with sexual content from public … Continue reading →

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Legislative Goals For The Greater Good

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Editor’s Note: This post was written by Mike Jacobsen who is an Iowa County Democrat. It is full of the kind of hope and common sense Democrats have in abundance. The post is published on Blog for Iowa with permission … Continue reading →

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Why Democrats Should Attend Their Caucus

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Democrats will still be caucusing on Monday, January 15 even though there will not be a presidential preference process at the caucus. Presidential preference will be a mail-in ballot later. Monday night is for party business. State auditor Rob Sand … Continue reading →

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