Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Six Important Progressive Actions In Iowa This Week

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Trish Nelson

From CCI: Dept. of Natural Resources factory farm hearings, Des Moines and Iowa City Last Thursday, we scored a victory when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that our Iowa DNR is lacking in enforcement and regulation of factory farms … Continue reading →

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Why Are Corporate Members Of ALEC Writing Iowa’s Laws?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Move To Amend along with Blog for Iowa, Progress Iowa, Sierra Club, Physicians for Social Responsibility and others co-sponsored an appearance by Lisa Graves in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, July 15th at the Electrical Union Hall 1211 Wiley Blvd. … Continue reading →

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Friday Food Talk: Poweshiek County Fights North Carolina Factory Hog Farm

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Citiizens For Community Improvement  CCI.org Yesterday, 56 Poweshiek County Iowa CCI members packed their Board of Supervisor’s meeting to tell them to deny a proposed Prestage Farms hog factory expansion. The meeting was extremely powerful, with almost everyone in … Continue reading →

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Branstad Will Hold Public Meeting On Drought Tuesday

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Branstad, Reynolds to convene public meeting in Mt. Pleasant on dry and drought weather conditions (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that they will hold a two-hour public meeting on the severe dry … Continue reading →

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When Will Iowa Stop Spending Tax Dollars On ALEC?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Trish Nelson

progressiowa.org Hewlett-Packard, Deere, BestBuy, CVS, and MillerCoors dump ALEC When will Iowa stop sending tax dollars to this extreme organization? DES MOINES, IOWA — Five additional companies have left the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC): Hewlett-Packard, John Deere, BestBuy, CVS, … Continue reading →

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Watch Obama’s Speech In Cedar Rapids Today

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Trish Nelson

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President Obama Will Speak At Kirkwood Community College Today

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Free tickets to the event went quickly but you can usually livestream campaign events at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live. “The president will outline his plan to build an economy that is grown from the middle out, not from the top down, where everyone … Continue reading →

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How Many Rush Limbaugh Stations Does One State Need?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Can anything be done about the problem of the right wing noise machine in Iowa? We don’t know but here are some things that you can try: Organize locally.  Put a group together and start a conversation with your local … Continue reading →

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Branstad Says No To Medicaid Money For Iowans, Helps GOP With #1 Priority

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Trish Nelson

This article was in Sunday’s Omaha World-Herald online edition: We’ve excerpted the portions about Branstad that pertain to Iowa.  BFIA has deciphered some of the Branstad-speak for your convenience and added some comments. They are in brackets. Terry Branstad of … Continue reading →

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Rep. Loebsack Will Hold Telephone Town Hall Meeting

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Dear Friend, As your representative, hearing from constituents like you is critical to my job. This is why I come home nearly every weekend to meet with constituents in order to best understand the needs and concerns of the citizens … Continue reading →

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