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The Courtney Report
Excerpts from Sen. Tom Courtney’s weekly legislative report. The full newsletter can be found here: http://www.senate.iowa.gov/senator/courtney/newsletter/ IOWANS WANT GREAT LOCAL SCHOOLS Iowa leaders, parents, students and teachers are calling on Governor Branstad and lawmakers to make our local schools a … Continue reading
Posted in Courtney Report, Iowa legislature 2016
Tagged Iowa Medicaid changes, Iowa middle class, iowa school budgeting, parents for great iowa schools
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Sunday Funday: Who Cares About The Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is much like Donald Trump. Since you hear about it in nearly every other sentence at some point you become curious about what it looks like. But I have fallen for that trick before. Yet again this … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Grassley, Ernst Proudly Vote Stupid
Republicans vote to deny climate change caused by human activity. In a little reported amendment offered by Sen. Brian Schatz (D- Hawaii) our nation’s senators voted on whether climate change was caused by human activity. This has been settled science … Continue reading
Posted in Charles Grassley, Climate Change, Republicn Policy
Tagged climate change caused by human activity
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Branstad, Snyder Typify Republican Party
When I think of Republicans, especially Republicans in power I think of incompetence beyond anyone’s worst nightmare. In their drive to enrich their wealthy donors, they push hard for cuts to any programs that help the poor and help maintain … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Iowa legislature 2016, Republicn Policy
Tagged earmarked sales tax, Iowa schools, school cuts
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Caucusing Made Easy
While this is a video from the Sanders campaign the mechanics of caucusing are standard and well illustrated here. Please pay close attention to your caucus leader. He or she only does this once every 4 years. While we (yes, … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: Happy Caucus Eve
Well I guess this is Iowa’s version of the Super Bowl. The eyes of the nation, and some around the world will be watching to see what the farmers, factory workers, clerks, small business owners, students and professionals that call … Continue reading
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Will The Legislature Let Medical Marijuana Happen This Year?
Two years ago, Iowa seemingly became the latest in a string of states to allow marijuana to be used in limited medical situations. In Iowa, the situations were centered around epilepsy. All agreed this was very necessary and very good … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa legislature 2016, medical marijuana
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An Unspoken Message From Flint
Simply stated while more and more Americans concentrate in urban areas, right wing propaganda pushed by corporate media portrays America’s cities as crime ridden hell holes run by incompetent politicians and inhabited by slothful citizens who live off the dole, … Continue reading
Posted in Republicn Policy
Tagged Flint, Flint water crisis, Michigan
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The Courtney Report
The Iowa Legislature is back in session. We are quite happy to once again turn a corner of this blog over to excerpts from the newsletter of State Senator Tom Courtney and occasionally others. The full newsletter can be read … Continue reading
Posted in Courtney, Courtney Report, Iowa Legislature, Iowa legislature 2016, medicaid expansion
Tagged Branstad plan to privatize Medicaid, school funding, veterans
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Sunday Funday: Sara’s Back Edition
Comedians of America breath a sigh of relief as Sara Palin gives them material to cover another several weeks of jokes. Stephen Colbert is on it early. Stop laughing, it’s time for the quiz. 1) What city in Iowa was … Continue reading
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