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Ask Congress to protect us from dangerous drugs

Ask Congress to protect us from dangerous drugs By Meshawn Ayala, Iowa PIRG Citizen Outreach DirectorOur nation's drugs safety program is broken.  In recent years the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been too cozy with the powerful prescription drug … Continue reading

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Study Backs Moves on Preschool Access Signals New Iowa Initiative is Step Forward

Study Backs Moves on Preschool Access Signals New Iowa Initiative is Step Forward By the Iowa Policy Project New legislation to expand access to preschool for Iowa children may be a step toward a stronger economy and fiscal balance, an … Continue reading

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Support a Common Sense Budget and Protect Our Children’s Future

Support a Common Sense Budget and Protect Our Children's Future By True MajorityCan you support the Budget Priorities Campaign with a gift of $25 or more?We'll send you 5 postcards with a special Mother's Day message that you can send … Continue reading

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Iowa’s voters won an important victory on the last day of the General Assembly session!

Iowa's voters won an important victory on the last day of the General Assembly session! By Sean Flaherty, IVI Dear Friends, The House passed Senate File 369, and the bill should be signed by Governor Culver soon. By November 2008, … Continue reading

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The Real Story Behind Our Recent Civil Rights Bill

The Real Story Behind Our Recent Civil Rights Bill By Christina ButtsBeing an ex-intern for the Iowa Senate Democrats and their team cheerleader/critic 🙂 , it sort of annoys me the inference that the Senate was the last to get … Continue reading

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Environment Iowa : Think we can’t stop global warming? Wanna bet?

Environment Iowa : Think we can't stop global warming? Wanna bet?  Nathaniel Baer, Enviornmental Iowa  You know what I ran across the other day while surfing the web? I found a website that will let you place bets on the … Continue reading

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HOUSE LEADERS HAIL ‘HISTORIC’ 2007 SESSION

House Leaders Hail 'Historic' 2007 Session By Mark Langgin, House Dems House leaders hailed the 2007 legislative session as 'historic' as the 2007 session came to a close on Saturday evening. “The 2007 legislative session will be remembered for renewing … Continue reading

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Email or Call to Support Clean Elections

Email or Call to Support Clean Elections By Public Campaign Action Fund (Reposted from Bleeding Heartland) Due to some technical issues, Blog for Iowa has been down this week. However, we have them fixed, and are ready to roll. Let's … Continue reading

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Free Journalism Training and Lexis Account for Iowa Bloggers!

Free Journalism Training and Lexis Account for Iowa Bloggers! By Chase Martyn I'm Chase Martyn, and I run IowaProgress.com.  I'm also working with the Center for Independent Media on their new Iowa program.  As part of their commitment to growing … Continue reading

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Six Years of Slow Growth

Six Years of Slow Growth By the Iowa Policy Project While signs are up for Iowa jobs with the latest report from Iowa Workforce Development, some signs are up more than others. Nonfarm jobs grew by 1,100 in March while … Continue reading

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