Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Howard Dean On Why Doug Jones Won

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Follow Howard Dean on Facebook Reasons Doug Jones won: 1) he is a good candidate:  Alabama native in tune with Alabama values 2) Alabama is changing. Roy Moore represents the worst of Alabama’s stereotyped past. The state remains a conservative … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Congress Take Health Insurance Away From Kids

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa Senate Dems: Call Iowa’s members of Congress and tell them to support Iowa’s kids! Senators Grassley and Ernst, Representatives King, Young, Blum, Loebsack  – Congressional Switchboard (202) 224-3121 Also, ask Governor Kim Reynolds to apply some … Continue reading →

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Iowa Needs CAFO Moratorium

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Trish Nelson

This letter to the editor by Joan Olive of Spirit Lake, Iowa, appeared in the Quad City Times November 22, 2017. If factory farms are so safe, why is the Pork Producers filing suit to block a regulation requiring a … Continue reading →

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Iowa Republicans Plan To Dismantle IPERS

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Trish Nelson

For the 2018 session, Iowa Republicans already have filed legislation to mess with the retirement of hundreds of thousands of public employees. Senate File 45 would begin to dismantle IPERS and other Iowa public retirement programs by blocking new Iowa … Continue reading →

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Recount Shows One Third of Votes Could Have Been Miscounted

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Thom is joined by the Coordinator for Wisconsin Election Integrity to discuss the malfunctioning voter machines and how as many as one third of votes could have been miscounted. FOLLOW THOM ► BLOG : http://www.thomhartmann.com/thom/blog ► FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/ThomHartmannP… ► … Continue reading →

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Section 702 Of The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Set To Expire

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a warrantless surveillance law, seeks to track and foil foreign terrorists. This enables the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other US bodies … Continue reading →

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Republicans Are Destroying Government

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Trish Nelson
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Rallies Today At Grassley Offices in Des Moines and Waterloo

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Des Moines/Waterloo, Iowa – Iowa Citizen Action Network, the Main Street Alliance of Iowa and Americans for Democratic Action Iowa are hosting rallies on Tuesday, December 5th at 5:00 pm outside the offices of Senator Chuck Grassley in Des Moines … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Johnson: Net Neutrality A Modern Day Pillar of Democracy

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Trish Nelson

“For the FCC to repeal Net Neutrality, ownership limits, or the Fairness Doctrine, or politicians to say media are “the enemy of the American people,” chops away at democracy’s pillars. (Now 46% of voters believe media make up anti-Trump stories.)” … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Protests To Save Net Neutrality December 7th

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Trish Nelson

by Dave Bradley 5 minutes See BFIA’s previous post on the upcoming protests https://blogforiowa.com/2017/11/30/protests-against-fcc-plan-to-kill-the-internet-dec-7-in-ames-des-moines-cedar-rapids/ This is a reminder that net neutrality protests will be held across the country this Thursday. It is very important that there is a show of … Continue reading →

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