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Democratic State Senators To Hold Medicaid Hearings

On Monday, August 29, Iowans can share their experiences with Medicaid privatization with legislators from 9:30 to 11:30 AM in Room 103 at the Iowa Statehouse. To participate, sign up using this online form: http://interspire.iowasdc.info/surveys.php?id=31 Speakers will have three minutes … Continue reading

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Grassley Events In Harlan, Woodbine And Guthrie Center Next Week

Grab an opportunity to ask Senator Grassley a question or two next week: Shelby County Meeting Wednesday, August 10, 2016 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Shelby County Farm Bureau 908 6th Street Harlan Harrison County Meeting Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:15 p.m.-3:15 … Continue reading

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The Courtney Report: The Medicaid Mess

This came in late last weekend, but is still quite relevant. Governor Branstad and his compadres have totally botched this transition in their haste to start funneling our tax money to their donors. This was, of course, a change that … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Belated Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Fifty-five years ago last Thursday a baby boy was born in Kenya with plans to take over the most powerful country in the world within a scant 47 years. A birth notice was put in the Honolulu, Hawaii newspaper and … Continue reading

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RELEASE: Response To Grassley Campaign Repeatedly Singling Out Progress Iowa

(Editor’s note: Like so many Republicans, when the going gets tough Republicans look for someone to blame their problems on. Progress Iowa has merely pointed out a practice that the Grassley camp has practiced for several years. Progress Iowa did … Continue reading

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Is Kansas’ Primary A Harbinger Of This Fall?

In case you missed it, Kansas held primary elections for state and congressional offices last Tuesday. Kansas has always been a Republican mainstay. Even President Obama stated in his address to the Democratic Convention that his grandparents from Kansas were … Continue reading

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Pathetic Response From Grassley, Ernst On Trump Statements

Much like the current leader of their party, Donald Trump, Iowa’s senators, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, no longer seem to have a limit on how low they can go. Trump crossed – no just plain busted through – one … Continue reading

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Privatized Medicaid So Far? Another Huge Branstad Failure.

Democratic state senators are doing what any good legislators should be doing – watching over state programs to make sure they come up to the level they need to be at. With nearly 560,000 Iowans dependent on Medicaid, moving the … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Treasonous Trump Edition

My teeth damn near fell out watching the strange press conference called by Donald Trump Wednesday. When he called for Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s email account, like so many, I was stunned. Did he just call on an enemy … Continue reading

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Voter Suppression Laws Overturned; Revives Memories Of Matt Schultz

Water carrier for the radical right attempted to unilaterally suppress voters in Iowa. Friday was a red letter day for those who have vigorously opposed the spate of voter suppression laws that sprung up around the country following the Supreme … Continue reading

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