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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
Branstad’s Medicaid Debacle Moves Forward
Iowa Democrats are attempting damage control, but Branstad’s corporatization of Medicaid is yet another sad tale of what happens when Republicans get too much power. State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City gave her opening remarks today regarding SF 2213, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Iowa legislature 2016, medicaid expansion
Tagged Branstad administration, Iowa Medicaid, Iowa Senate Democrats
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Have You Blocked A Bulldozer Today?
Update from Ed Fallon about the fight to stop the Bakken Pipeline. Dear Friends, I’ve always believed we could stop the Bakken Pipeline. I still believe that. As they say in the world of opera, it ain’t over til the … Continue reading
Farewell To #Nerdland
I knew Melissa Harris-Perry’s show would not be on much longer. It was too high quality for TV, too substantive, too intelligent. She left when they tried to do the same thing to her that they are doing elsewhere on … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged #nerdland, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC
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Dave Loebsack Works Across The Aisle For Rural Broadband Development
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after his bipartisan amendment to H.R. 4596, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, was unanimously passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This amendment, which Loebsack introduced with … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack, Internet Issues
Tagged FCC transparency rules, Iowa rural broadband, Rep. Dave Loebsack
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How You Can Help Defeat Branstad’s Corrupt Agenda For Iowa
It doesn’t have to be a model ALEC bill. Branstad is still facilitating ALEC’s anti-public education, pro-corporation agenda with this plan. To him, Iowa’s terrible water quality is just another perfect opportunity to take money from public education and give … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Calls to Action
Tagged Branstad corruption, iowa budget, Iowa legislative session 2016, Iowa water quality
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Advocates For Iowa Medicaid To Hold Rally At State Capitol
DES MOINES – Former Iowa Governor Chet Culver and a diverse group of health care providers, medical professionals, disability advocates, Medicaid beneficiaries and their families will be staging a rally at the Iowa State Capitol on Wednesday, February 24th, to … Continue reading
Posted in Calls to Action, Chet Culver, Iowa legislature 2016, medicaid expansion
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How China Came To Own Iowa’s Land And Politics
https://harpers.org/2016/the-trouble-with-iowa Starting with the suit by Des Moines Water Works over farm pollution in Des Moines’ drinking water that is now in federal court, this article covers everything from Steve King, Bruce Rastetter, chickens, pork, Tyson Foods, Smithfield, Shuanghui Group, … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Corporate Greed, Farming
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Will Grassley Obstruct? Conservative Groups Plan To Make Sure He Does
Iowans need to realize Grassley is no longer working for us. Conservative groups Freedomworks, Heritage Foundation and Family Research Council are threatening senators who don’t toe the obstructionist party line on an Obama SCOTUS appointment. Click here to read the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley
Tagged Antonin Scalia, Grassley obstruction, Obama SCOTUS appointment, Senator Grassley
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Kaul: The Passion Of Scalia
otherwords.org George W. Bush might not have occupied the White House and brought on the Iraq War. By Donald Kaul My mother always told me never to speak ill of the dead. For that reason I won’t go on at … Continue reading
Posted in SCOTUS
Tagged Antonin Scalia, Donald Kaul, Scotus
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Grassley Intends To Obstruct Supreme Court Nomination
[Note from BFIA: Click here to see Grassley’s schedule of town hall meetings this week.] Des Moines, IA — The Why Courts Matter Iowa coalition released the following statement today in response to Senator Chuck Grassley’s promise to delay a … Continue reading
Posted in Charles Grassley, SCOTUS
Tagged Grassley obstruction, Scotus, Why Courts Matter
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