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Iowa in the News: Environment

Posted on May 21, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Report: Iowa Failing to Enforce Clean Water Act for Livestock Operations, Risking Public Health and State Waters Environmental Integrity Project, Washington D.C. DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) lacks the authority and resources to properly … Continue reading →

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Old Tool Reborn: Organize for America

Posted on May 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Old Tool Reborn: Organize for America As part of the new DFA 2.0, Project Commons is being relaunched with yet another new name: Organize for America. http://organize.democracyforamerica.com I believe this has been known alternately as Commons, Deanlink, and Get Local.  … Continue reading →

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Planned Parenthood Garage Sale in Des Moines This Weekend

Posted on May 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa’s (PPGI’s) Garage Sale This Weekend Stop by the PPGI Garage Sale and find a treasure to take home. Featured items include furniture, cookbooks, craft supplies, house wares, computer components, a ping-pong table and much more. … Continue reading →

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New Anti-Nader Ads to Run in Iowa

Posted on May 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

New Anti-Nader Ads to Run in Iowa CNN.com (ick)Top Democratic operatives have formed an independent group to try to blunt Nader's impact on the election.The National Progress Fund plans to run TV ads in six battleground states, featuring people who … Continue reading →

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Bush Tax: Tax Cuts For Rich Kids & Stiffing Low-Income Kids in Iowa

Posted on May 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush Tax: Tax Cuts For Rich Kids The Progress Report The Washington Post calls a new child tax credit proposal, targeted at families earning as much as $309,000, “unnecessary, misguided and irresponsible.” The bill, up this week in the House … Continue reading →

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Iowa in the News: Education

Posted on May 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Equal opportunities short in IowaQuad-City TimesDES MOINES – Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling, a deep divide still exists between white students and students of color, even in Iowa, Gov. Tom Vilsack … Continue reading →

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Meet Dave Franker: Iowa’s 2nd District Democratic Congressional Candidate

Posted on May 19, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Meet Dave Franker: Iowa's 2nd District Democratic Congressional Candidate Dave Franker and supporters at St. Joseph Day parade in Cedar Rapids; March 20, 2004 Dave Franker grew up in Iowa and has lived within the current 2nd district for 23 … Continue reading →

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Conference Call on Iowa Environment TODAY at 1:25pm CDT

Posted on May 19, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Conference Call on Iowa Environment TODAY at 1:25pm CDT Report: Health, Water Quality Risked by Iowa's Failure to Control Runaway Livestock Industry Waste Pollution   Thousands of Unregulated Livestock Operations Found in Iowa; Millions of Gallons of Manure Spilled & … Continue reading →

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Early sign that Dean’s DFA 2.0 strategy is working!

Posted on May 18, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Early sign that Dean's DFA 2.0 strategy is working! by Maura in VA The dKos community had a great discussion last week about the pros and cons of the choices Dean made for inclusion in the Dean Dozen, the list … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democratic Party Holds Platform Hearing Online

Posted on May 18, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Democratic Party Holds Platform Hearing Online     The Platform Committee of the Iowa Democratic Party has completed preliminary work on the party platform for 2004.  A preliminary report of the platform subcommittees has been posted for public comment.  This is our … Continue reading →

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