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Grassley: Running By Not Running

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Dave Bradley

video about a minute Seems many folks in Iowa and across the country are noticing that our vaunted senior senator is running a campaign by not running. Since the death of Antonin Scalia, now closing in on 200 days, and … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democratic State Senators Holding Hearings On Medicaid System.

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Below are four reminders on upcoming Medicaid happenings. We hope you find this information helpful. You can follow our Medicaid efforts at http://www.senate.iowa.gov/democrats/Medicaid. –Iowa Senate Democrats Staff P.S. If you know somebody who’d like to receive these updates on Iowa … Continue reading →

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Grassley: One Meeting Next Week

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Well he’s busy. Wayne County Meeting Wayne County Friday, August 26, 2016 7:45 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Wayne County Courthouse 100 North Lafayette Street Corydon

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Fundraising Idea For Steve King

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Many of us have been involved in fund raising for various projects around our communities. One of the frequently used fund raising ideas is to sell bricks that will be put into a memorial wall. The bricks are emblazoned with … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Is Anyone Covering Hillary Edition?

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Watching what little media we do along with what little radio we consume – mostly NPR – there seems to be a decided lack of coverage of the Democratic side of presidential contest. The old axiom in the news business … Continue reading →

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Board Of Regents Mess Typical For Branstad Administration

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Dave Bradley

For the second time in two years one of Iowa’s major universities is looking for a new president. After last year’s fiasco in the hiring of businessman Bruce Herrald to head the University of Iowa three Democratic state senators have … Continue reading →

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Aetna’s Revenge Makes The Case For Single Payer

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Yet Another Reason To Vote Straight Democratic Ticket While we don’t hear nearly as much from Republicans about destroying the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) as we used to, make no mistake that destroying the ACA is still at the … Continue reading →

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Grassley Events Week of August 14th – 20th

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Sac County Meeting Sac County Tuesday, August 16, 2016 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Sac County Courthouse, Courtroom 100 North West State Street Sac City That’s it folks. Grassley continues to avoid Iowans. He continues especially to avoid open meetings in larger … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Steve King Border Wall Designer Edition

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Funny thing last Thursday. Steve King grabbed that Des Moines Register soapbox at the Iowa State Fair to spread a little bit of his unvarnished hate for people not white. King made this statement Thursday: “On the immigration issue, I … Continue reading →

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Want A Great Reason To Vote For Democrats?

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Dave Bradley

How about continuing Net Neutrality? Just below the Supreme Court justice issue in the senate, the internet is the best reason to vote for all Iowa democratic national candidates: Patty Judge for senate, Monica Vernon in the first district, Jim … Continue reading →

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