Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Weekend Legislative Forums April 21-24

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Trish Nelson

http://www.infonetiowa.org/calendar/events/ 04/20/2017 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Pints & Politics – DeWitt 04/21/2017 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Town Meeting with US Senator Ernst – Panora 04/21/2017 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Listening Post – Davenport 04/21/2017 12:00 PM – … Continue reading →

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Factory Farming Is Killing The Planet

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Watch the Thom Hartmann program live on YouTube M-F 11-2 central. Here Thom talks with a caller about the environmental damage done by factory farming.  

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The Prairie Progressive Kaufmann Watch

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the Spring 2017 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. by Prairie Dog Bobby Kaufmann, Iowa House District 73, consistently presents himself as a moderate Republican. “Just the fact that I have a great … Continue reading →

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Steve King: Talk Show Host, Evangelist, Or Representative?

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Trish Nelson

When he’s not talking like a right-wing radio host, he’s giving the taxpayers religious lectures.  Are we paying Steve King to be an evangelist, a media pundit or a representative of the people? Plus, while the DMReg is willing to … Continue reading →

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Contact Senator Mark Chelgren 641-777-7047

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Trish Nelson
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Contact Senator Mark Chelgren 641-777-7047

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Trish Nelson
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Easter Weekend Legislative Forums

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Trish Nelson

infonetiowa.org 04/14/2017 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Friday Forum – Waterloo 04/14/2017 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Legislative Forum – Davenport 04/15/2017 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Legislative Forum – Burlington 04/15/2017 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Legislative Forum – … Continue reading →

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Weekend Action Alert From Senator Rob Hogg

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Rob Hogg: Please keep speaking up for Iowans over the next week. Bad legislative proposals are still alive, and the Republican majority is rolling out their budget that contains cut after cut after cut. You can find … Continue reading →

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She’s Back! Randi Rhodes

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Trish Nelson

“Randi Rhodes Number-one ranked progressive radio talk show host, political commentator, entertainer, and writer. The Randi Rhodes Show was broadcast nationally on Air America Radio, and Premiere Radio Networks from 2004–2014. Rhodes represents aggressively independent media.”   Listen to Randi live … Continue reading →

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List Of Newspapers In Steve King’s District

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Time now to start hitting the editorial pages.  Here is a list of newspapers in Steve King’s district.  These are the major papers. For a complete list, including small papers you can go to the bottom of this post and … Continue reading →

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