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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy, Trump
Tagged David Young, Iowa's 3rd district, refusal to investigate Trump, Russian interference, Trump Russian connection, Trump taxes
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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
Posted in Humor
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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
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Branstad, Health Care & Medicare, medicaid expansion, Medicare, Obamacare, Public Health, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy
Tagged filial responsibility, repeal and replace
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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
Posted in Iowa legislature 2017
Tagged dirty dozen bills, legislative public hearings, Rob Hogg
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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
Posted in Iowa legislature 2017
Tagged Iowa legislative forums
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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
Posted in ALEC, Education, Iowa legislature 2017, Iowa Policy Project, union busting, voter suppression
Tagged shoot your neighbor laws
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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
Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Education, Iowa legislature 2017, Koch Brothers, money out of politics, union busting
Tagged Americans For Prosperity
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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
Posted in Trump
Tagged consumer protections, regulations, semantics, thom hartmann
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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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