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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
April Town Halls And Legislative Forums
Attend a forum or a coffee. Ask questions. Ask follow-up questions. Get video. See you there! http://www.infonetiowa.org/calendar/events/ 04/13/2018 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Legislative Coffee – Lenox 04/13/2018 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Legislative Forum – Bettendorf 04/14/2018 8:00 AM … Continue reading
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Report On Gun Violence in Iowa
The report doesn’t mention this, but among its other good suggestions, the single most obvious thing that can be done to address the gun problem in Iowa is to stop electing Republicans. Below is a release from Progress Iowa. Des … Continue reading
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One Iowa Celebrates Nine Years Of Marriage Equality
Oneiowa.org Nine years ago on April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously decided to uphold Iowa’s legacy of equality and make Iowa the third state in the nation to establish marriage equality (Varnum v. Brien). Six brave plaintiff couples … Continue reading
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April Fool’s Day For America
by Ralph Scharnau Donald Trump has managed to make a mockery of the presidency. His lack of holding any federal governmental elective or appointive office surely contributed to the chaos evident in his administration. He often approaches governing as a … Continue reading
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Fight Sinclair Broadcasting In Iowa – Call Your Local Car Dealerships!
Action alert by DU – democraticunderground.com/ “I’ve worked in various forms of broadcast media. Trust me you want to hit Sinclair stations? Go after one major business category on the local level. Car dealerships. They spend the vast majority, sometimes … Continue reading
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Iowans Can Help Save The Monarch Butterflies
Urgent action alert from Environment Iowa The monarch butterfly population has collapsed to the point at which all monarchs can fit onto just a few football fields. There are 16 million fewer monarchs than there were this time last year, … Continue reading
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Loebsack’s Rural Wireless Access Act Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after his legislation, the Rural Wireless Access Act, was signed into law by President Trump. This bipartisan bill was incorporated in the FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which was passed … Continue reading
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In Your Hands: An Ode to Legislators
This poem was submitted by an Iowa constituent. ### You beam from ear to ear and pass out big cigars, when they come safely into this world. You cuddle this little miracle of love in your hands. You buy a … Continue reading
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How GOP Bill Takes From Public Schools To Benefit Rich People’s Kids
“34,000 non public school students v. half a million public school students..”
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Action Items For This Week To Stop As Many Bad Things As Possible
Action alert from Rob Hogg – Thanks to your help, we stopped several bad ideas this year: (1) a bill to end IPERS as we know it (SF45); (2) a bill to wipe out Iowa’s permit system for guns (SF2016); (3) … Continue reading
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