Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Why Every Town Needs A Bike Library

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From the spring 2023 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription, delivered to your door for $15/year and available online at theprairieprogressive.com. Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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Republican Legislators Give Kim Reynolds Unprecedented Power

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Trish Nelson

AFSCME Council 61: Working Iowans Will Pay The Price For Reynolds’ Power Grab Des Moines, Iowa — AFSCME Council 61 President Rick Eilander issued the following statement after the Iowa House of Representatives passed government reorganization legislation that vastly increases … Continue reading →

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Republicans: No Platform – No Principles

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Trish Nelson

GOP principles go up in smoke at the Iowa Statehouse by Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 13, 2023 Republicans in the Iowa Legislature like to talk about their bedrock principles. This year, those principles seem to be printed on … Continue reading →

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This Is A Full-Blown Five Alarm Emergency

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Kim Reynolds is sad because she did not get her “own” state auditor in the November election. So why not just strip the office of its official powers?  Please read, sign and share this urgent action alert from Rob Sand. … Continue reading →

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The Living And The Dead In The Iowa Legislature

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Legislative Update  (As of March 10, 2023) from Iowa Citizen Action Network In the first few weeks of session, we saw a major GOP priority, a “school choice” bill passed and signed into law. Also now law, medical malpractice … Continue reading →

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New Poll: Republican Policies Are Not Popular

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Research again confirming the obvious. Only the extremists are FOR book banning. That’s because they’re generally opposed to books, reading, education, etc. From Progress Iowa – New Poll Shows Widespread Opposition To Book Banning, Curriculum Censorship Des Moines, Iowa — … Continue reading →

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One Iowa Responds To Passage Of SF 538

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox Wednesday, 5:30 pm from OneIowaAction I am writing to you with a heavy heart. Today SF 538  passed the House, and it cleared the Senate yesterday, making it set to arrive at the governor’s desk anytime. We … Continue reading →

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Watch This Week’s Blue Statehouse Alert Live

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Trish Nelson

This week on the Blue Statehouse Live Jennifer Konfrst thanked everyone for the difference you all are making by participating – particularly if  you showed up at the rally at the capitol on Sunday. Dems “will continue to push for … Continue reading →

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GOP War on Women Continues

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Life saving medicine like Mifepristone – legal in the U.S. for decades – will be banned if the GOP gets its way. What is the real impact of banning mifepristone? Join the Thom Hartmann show as he discusses with Monifa … Continue reading →

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Iowa Farmers Union Lunch And Learn

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Trish Nelson

“Farmers and consumers working together in support of Iowa’s family farms and rural communities.“ Follow Iowa Farmers Union on Facebook and Twitter. Check out their website at iowafarmersunion.org/ This week’s Lunch & Learn:  “Ann Wolf and Dr. Rob Wallace, Co-Directors … Continue reading →

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