Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Blue Alert Live With Congresswoman Cindy Axne

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Because not everyone is on Facebook.

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YouTube Should Ban The Former Guy Permanently

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from FreePress Last week, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said that Donald Trump would be allowed to return to the video platform when “the risk of violence decreases.”1 The problem is, every time Trump is given an audience, the … Continue reading →

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Support Your Local Newspaper

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. From Kyle Munson, President, Western Iowa Journalism Foundation. I’m not here to romanticize one of the most important sounds of the last century: the reassuring thwap of a print newspaper hitting front doorsteps across America. The format … Continue reading →

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Iowa Progressive Candidates Should Adopt The Three W’s: Wages Water And Weed

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Published with permission from the March 2021 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The Prairie Progressive is  funded entirely by reader subscription,  available only in hard copy for $12/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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Can Iowa Accomplish Redistricting Without Republican Shenanigans?

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Every ten years the state redraws legislative and congressional district maps. Senator Zach Wahls discussed the process at the Johnson County League of Women Voters legislative forum.  Also present were, Democrats Joe Bolkcom, Mary Mascher, Christina Bohannan, Dave Jacoby, and … Continue reading →

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Help Pass H.R.1 The For The People Act

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Trish Nelson

If you are not yet a member of Indivisible click on the link on the sidebar and sign up. You will also be able to join a House/Senate district group for where you live. Want to do something to neutralize … Continue reading →

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Letter: Miller-Meeks Motion To Dismiss Is Self Serving

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Letter to the editor in the Clinton Herald Mariannette Miller-Meeks filed a motion to dismiss Rita Hart’s election contest despite the fact that there are 22 legal ballots currently excluded from the election results. Hart’s Notice of Contest details 22 … Continue reading →

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All Iowa House Republicans Voted Against Covid Relief

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Senator Rob Hogg: Iowans Need the Covid Relief Bill! [BFIA Editor’s note:  All Republican representatives from Iowa Ashley Hinson, Randy Feenstra and Marianette Miller-Meeks voted AGAINST Covid relief. Democrat Cindy Axne voted FOR the relief bill.] Call … Continue reading →

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Bolkcom: Iowa Republicans “Settling Scores”

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Trish Nelson

The League of Women Voters of Johnson County hosted a legislative forum this weekend.   Present are Representatives Kevin Kinney, Mary Mascher, Joe Bolkcom, Dave Jacoby, Christina Bohannan and Zach Wahls.  Bobby Kaufmann was absent. Great discussion plus questions.  Sobering … Continue reading →

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Bipartisan Group of Iowa County Auditors Propose Reforms Following Flawed IA-02 Recount 

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Update from the Rita Hart for Congress campaign: KCRG: “Because different counties use different methods a uniform approach for counting ballots wasn’t performed.” After a flawed and inconsistent recount left at least 22 voters disenfranchised and thousands of ballots unexamined … Continue reading →

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