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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
Physician Says Reynolds Has Failed To Protect Public Health
This is from a guest column in the Des Moines Register yesterday. David E. Drake is a physician and member of the Volunteer Physician Network. He declined an invitation from Kim Reynolds for drinks and hors d’oeuvres at the governor’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Governor Reynolds, Iowa public health
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Republican Led States Including Iowa Are Messing With Democracy
GOP-led states including Iowa quit the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) this year, a program states use to ensure election integrity. ERIC’s mission is to “help states improve the accuracy of America’s voter rolls, increase access to voter registration for … Continue reading
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Tagged election integrity, ERIC, Iowa GOP vote suppression, Iowa SOS
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Republicans Need To Put Country First Over Political Games
Iowa has NO Democratic representation in congress. Our entire delegation is made up of MAGA Republicans who only represent themselves and their supporters, not all Iowans. They are playing politics that could bring serious harm to the economy and to … Continue reading
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Tagged #nevervoteforrepublicans, Iowa MAGA Republicans, Republicans default
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President Biden Remarks At 155th National Memorial Day Observance
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Tagged Memorial Day 2023, President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris
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Is Fifty Years of Iowa Press Enough?
My review of the May 12 episode of Iowa Press with Governor Kim Reynolds originally appeared in the June 2023 edition of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is funded entirely by reader subscription, available in hard … Continue reading
Polling: Public Increasingly Concerned About Default
From our inbox. Check out this action alert from Iowa Citizen Action Network – Iowacan.org Thu, May 25 at 12:08 PM The latest reports about the debt ceiling negotiations are more upbeat than earlier in the week. Speaker McCarthy has … Continue reading
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Tagged debt limit, MAGA republicans, Tina Turner
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Listen To Iowans Speak Out On Carbon Pipelines
Iowa Chapter Sierra Club The big Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration- PHMSA- carbon pipeline safety meeting is next week, May 31-June 1. Watch this video to see why we don’t want carbon pipelines in Iowa. @noco2pipeline Iowans oppose carbon … Continue reading
Uvalde One Year Later
“This is a part of us now” – Natalie Arias Today is the one year anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed. Seventeen others were injured but survived. I was talking to … Continue reading
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Tagged common sense gun laws, gun violence in America, Moms Demand Action - Iowa, Uvalde anniversary
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Katie Porter Represents Disenfranchised Iowans
Since Iowa has no Democratic representation in congress right now, we are forced to live vicariously through Katie Porter. Unfortunately, if you watch the video you will also have to listen to Republicans. May as well enjoy some Led Zepplin … Continue reading
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Tagged Democrats 2023, Democrats in congress, Katie Porter
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Jennifer Konfrst Goes On Offense On Iowa Press
I would say House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst killed it on this weekend’s edition of Iowa Press. I hope that those of you who have said you no longer watch the show because it is worthless or too frustrating, will … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Democrats, Iowa House Democrats 2023, Iowa Press, Iowa Republican trifecta
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