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Young Recommends Trump Release Taxes, Then Votes Against It

Just in case you folks out in Iowa’s third district missed Rep. Young’s little bit of fancy political stepping:  Republican Rep. David Young ignited loud cheers from hundreds at an Iowa meeting last week when he said, “Donald Trump should … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: The High Holy Days Of Basketball Approacheth

The early rites are already on display in places like St. Louis and Indianapolis for college women and in many states for high school girls. Few rites convey the true spirit of the passage from the indoors of winter to … Continue reading

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An Unadvertised Bomb Inside Repealing The ACA

Look out Kids, Mom and Dad may break you Filial responsibility. Ever hear of it? This is an old concept in law that goes back to the English poor laws in the 1600s. Stated simply, it means that children are … Continue reading

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7 Of 12 “Dirty Dozen” Bills Stopped

New List of “Dirty Dozen” below: From Senator Robb Hogg: “The Dirty Dozen” – Thanks For Helping Stop Seven Of Them In Committee Here is the list of the “dirty dozen” and how they fared in committee this week. Thanks … Continue reading

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This Week’s Legislative Forums

03/03/2017 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Legislative Forum – Leon Community Center, 203 NE 2nd St., Leon, IA 50144 03/04/2017 08:00 AM – 09:30 AM Legislative Forum – Prairie City Prairie City Public Library, 100 E. 5th St 03/04/2017 08:30 … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: “And The Oscar Goes To” Edition

As awards shows go, the Academy Awards are usually one of the more entertaining shows. We don’t go to shows as much as we used to, but we will most likely watch the Awards. In this world of everything being … Continue reading

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IPP Sponsors Two Events Exposing ALEC

With all the damage ALEC is wreaking in Iowa these days it may be a very good time to make sure that everybody understands just what ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council). As so often happens in Iowa during a time … Continue reading

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The Money, The Money, The Money

Last week brought the not too stunning revelation that the Iowa legislature seems to be under the direction of Americans For Prosperity, a Koch brothers front group. Following the money, one of the most valuable lessons ever to learn in … Continue reading

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A Quick Note On Regulations

consumer financial protections 7 minutes Semantics is the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. Republicans have spent decades redefining words or phrases to give them a meaning that often bring negative connotations or scenarios to certain words. In … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Thank Goodness For Comedians Edition

Right now if I couldn’t laugh about so much of the strange, bizarre and scary stuff going on down the block, in Des Moines and of course in Washington right now I think the pressure would build up to the … Continue reading

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