Author Archives: Trish Nelson

ALEC Provides Free Campaign Software To Republican Legislators

exposedbycmd.org/2021/02/05/alec-gives-lawmakers-free-data-program-run-republican-operatives/ The American Legislative Exchange Council provides a “constituent management program” worth thousands of dollars and run by a leading Republican political data operation to its overwhelmingly Republican legislative members at no charge, in potential violation of its charitable tax … Continue reading →

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Reynolds Failed To Consult Health Officials Before Ending Covid-19 Precautions

The governor is so over COVID!  But this raises the question, who did Kim Reynolds consult before ending COVID-19 precautions? BREAKING: Reynolds didn’t consult health officials before ending COVID-19 precautions Potluck Media Network || By Nikoel Hytrek Governor Kim Reynolds … Continue reading →

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Adam Schiff Talks To Al Franken About Impeachment #2

The Al Franken podcast is awesome and of course funny.

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DNC Offering Free Grassroots Campaigning Training

Year round organizing is vital to sustaining democracy. Check out this free training opportunity for all levels of involvement. The DNC Best Practices Institute is excited to announce the launch of our 2021 Train the Trainer (T3) Webinar Training Program! … Continue reading →

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In New Filing, Hart Highlights Miller-Meeks’s Acknowledgment That 22 Ballots Are Left to Be Counted

February 3, 2021 22 Legally-cast, Uncounted — and Uncontested — Ballots Will Put Hart Ahead by Nine Votes WHEATLAND, IOWA — Rita Hart has filed a new response with the U.S. House outlining Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s failure to demonstrate entitlement to … Continue reading →

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Was Trump Criminal Or Russian Asset Or Both?

Thom Hartmann deep dives Craig Unger’s book American Kompromat: How the KGB cultivated Donald Trump, and related tales of sex, greed, power, and treachery, is being recommended by former CIA operative Robert Baer as: “a bombshell” and by Garry Kasparov … Continue reading →

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New Podcast By Three Rural White Guys

Three Rural (Iowa) White Guys – that is, progressive rural white guys have a brand new weekly podcast and they also have a blog and a Facebook page.  It is their intention and hope to bridge the great rural-urban divide.  … Continue reading →

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ALEC Bill SF 159 Steppingstone To Larger Voucher Programs

Leland Michael Here is what everyone needs to understand about the Voucher bill that was passed by the Iowa Senate on Thursday and is heading to the House this week: Republicans in Iowa and many states have been advocating for … Continue reading →

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Join The Factory Farm Moratorium Movement

Action alert from Four years ago a moratorium on factory farms was not on the political agenda in Iowa. It is because of everyday people taking action we’ve seen growing support at the Statehouse each year since. While we understand … Continue reading →

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Iowa Republicans To Defund The Public Schools

Action alert from Progress Iowa – Public education funding is at risk. Will you help us tell Iowa senators that public tax dollars should stay in public schools? SF 159, the legislation for school vouchers, has been rushed through committees … Continue reading →

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