Author Archives: Trish Nelson

110 Billion With a B

Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.

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How Loss Of ACA Tax Credits Will Affect Iowa Family Farmers

ICYMI: Iowa Farmers Union press conference posted on December 15, 2025 – Please watch and share. Subscribe to the IFU YouTube channel IFU website:  iowafarmersunion.org/  facebook.com/iowafarmersunion Aaron Lehman, IFU President Matt Russell, IFU Exec. Director Seth Watkins Beth Hoffman

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Last Call Of 2025

  “Regular people were the ones who pulled democracy back from the brink.” – Leah Greenberg, Indivisible co-founder “There is a lot to celebrate.” – Ezra Levin, Indivisible co-founder Today was the last What’s The Plan? call of 2025. If … Continue reading

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Stop The Grinchiness Rally Friday In Davenport

Last chance this year to protest MAGA Rep. Miller-Meeks! Stop the Grinchiness! From our friends at Progress Iowa: “Join us Friday, December 19, at noon outside Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ Davenport office (201 W 2nd St, Davenport) for a festive holiday … Continue reading

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Ten Thousand Warnings: Hands Free Driving In Iowa

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Upcoming Climate Events In Iowa

And now a word from former state senator and author of America’s Climate Century, Rob Hogg: Please save the date for Called to Climate Action on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. This … Continue reading

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Holiday Caroling And Rally At Your Favorite MAGA Rep’s Office

Up on Capitol Hill, Mariannette Miller-Meeks Votes for tariffs! Cuts healthcare! It’s our money she seeks! She steals from the ones she’s elected to serve To give her billionaire friends tax breaks they don’t deserve. This season of giving, she’s … Continue reading

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How To Stay Connected With The Pro-Democracy Movement

“The biggest danger is that we give them powers they don’t have.” – Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible Happy Friday! Don’t miss Indivisible’s What’s The Plan? live discussion every Thursday. If you did not catch this week’s call you can … Continue reading

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Congress Wants to Use the PERMIT Act to Gut the Clean Water Act

ACTION ALERT from Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors (JFAN)! Congress Wants to Use the PERMIT Act to Gut the Clean Water Act. Don’t Let Them. The PERMIT Act (H.R. 3898), dubbed the “Permission to Pollute” Act, is a set of … Continue reading

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Local Unions To Assemble Holiday Food Baskets For Central Iowa Families

Local union to assemble 300 holiday food baskets for central Iowa families Des Moines, Iowa — On Friday, December 12, 2025, Labor union volunteers will continue a long tradition of community support as they assemble 300 holiday food baskets for … Continue reading

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