Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Students Deliver 7,000+ Signatures To Governor Branstad

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Trish Nelson

senate.iowa.gov/democrats On February 18th, 2015, nursing students from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, escorted by State Senator Rich Taylor, delivered a petition with over 7,000 signatures to Governor Terry Branstad’s office, asking the Governor not to close the Mount … Continue reading →

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Democrats Must Campaign On Progressive Values

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Trish Nelson

http://ladylibertine.net/ Taking control of the Senate and increasing their majority in the House, Republicans swept the election, largely by tying Democrats to negative messaging around President Obama. Accepting the GOP message framework, Senate Democratic candidates like Alison Lundergan-Grimes, Mark Pryor, … Continue reading →

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Republicans Attempt To Beat Back Net Neutrality Rules

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from DemocracyforAmerica.com: “Net Neutrality Opponents Go To War.” That was the headline of Huffington Post’s Net Neutrality article on Thursday — and it hits the nail on the head. Corporate internet providers and their allies in Congress are … Continue reading →

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This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Trish Nelson

fallonforum.com Dear Friends, Before I tell you why Joe Biden should run for President, here’s an event all pipeline fighters need to know about: The Midwest Tar Sands/Bakken Petroleum Summit. With pipelines threatening to sprout-up like weeds, Midwest organizers are … Continue reading →

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Rally At The Capitol To Raise The Minimum Wage

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Trish Nelson

raisethewageiowa.com/ TUESDAY: Rally to Raise the Wage Statewide coalition of small businesses, faith leaders, community organizations to rally in support of a minimum wage increase on Tuesday at Noon Des Moines, IA — Raise the Wage Iowa, a statewide coalition … Continue reading →

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Donald Kaul: Obama Commits Political Blunder, Tells The Truth

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Trish Nelson

otherwords.org Telling the Truth about Religious Violence Obama’s modest critique of Christian hypocrisy suddenly has Republicans defending the crusades. By Donald Kaul President Barack Obama committed the ultimate political blunder the other day. He blurted out the truth. Speaking at … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Invited To Walk With Ed Fallon Along Bakken Pipeline Route

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Trish Nelson

From Ed Fallon: Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has joined the board of Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the company that wants to slice an oil pipeline through the heart of Iowa. One school of thought is that, since presidential wannabees … Continue reading →

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Iowa Woman Arrested, Charged, Tried, For…Voting

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Trish Nelson

When we have to rely on the national cable news media to give the appropriate coverage to events happening right here in Iowa, it’s pretty bad. Thank you, Melissa Harris-Perry and MSNBC reporter Zachary Roth for covering this egregious incident.  … Continue reading →

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Iowa Dogs In Puppy Mills Need SF 168

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Here is an Action Alert from Iowa Voters for Companion Animals: Thanks to Sen. Matt McCoy, a bill has been introduced into the state senate which will help provide protections to the 15,000 adult dogs in Iowa’s 220 puppy mills. … Continue reading →

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Iowa Law Makers: “We Have No Money This Year”

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Posted on Iowa Labor News,  an electronic newsletter for the Labor Movement, specifically in Iowa, sponsored by the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO By Charlie Wishman Secretary/Treasurer Iowa Federation of Labor All over the capitol, you’ll hear the same refrain … Continue reading →

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