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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Iowa Republicans Versus Iowa Teachers
Monday morning I was half listening to Iowa Public Radio’s Morning Edition when I heard Iowa news reporter Joyce Russell tell a short story on the annual standoff on public school funding in Iowa. The story was an interview with … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Education, Iowa Legislature, Iowa legislature 2015
Tagged Kraig Paulsen, Scott Walker, teachers, unions, vouchers
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BP Gets Off – A Nation Of Laws?
Ed Schultz did yeoman’s work over the past couple of weeks following up on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. As noted in the video above the perpetrator of the spill, BP, did all it could to avoid restitution for … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Greed, economic inequality, Economy, Environment, GOP, Jobs, pensions, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy, States
Tagged Bain Capital, Bruce Rauner, chris christie, Ed Schultz, Illinois, Mitt Romney, New Jersey
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Sunday Funday: Time For A Change Edition
Enough winter, bring on some spring. I hate to see what is under the white, but I will have to face it someday. Oh – and don’t forget to change your clocks next week. Were you paying attention? 1) Blue … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Republicans Fake Concern About Income Inequality
The Iowa senate passed a raise in minimum wage Monday on pretty much of a party line vote. One Republican joined twenty six Democrats to pass the bill. This would be good news if Democrats controlled the other legislative House … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Economy, Elizabeth Warren, GOP, Iowa Policy Project, Jobs, minimum wage, poverty, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy, Walmart
Tagged mark dayton, Minnesota, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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Former Grassley Staffer: SCOTUS Killing ACA ‘Would Impact Everyone’
My eye caught the name “Grassley” in the title of this diary on dailykos.com by Joan McCarter. So I peeked in and was astonished to see a former Grassley staffer actually telling the truth about the effects of the SCOTUS … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Affordable Care Act, Charles Grassley, Health Care & Medicare, SCOTUS
Tagged King v. Burwell
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Sunday Funday – Only A Week Left In February
I can almost hear the happy dancing starting. March is but a week away. March is associated with Spring and warm weather. February is associated with all the bad things we associate with winter. What a difference a day can … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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No Funding For Schools; No Taxes On Some Corporations
It surely is a strange situation when we have our Republican legislators tell us out of one side of their mouths that there is no money for Iowa schools to maintain the status quo, yet from the other side of … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Greed, financial reform, Iowa Policy Project
Tagged Iowa Fiscal Partners, tax refunds to corporations, taxes
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Finding A New World? Harder Than Some Think!
Tip of the hat to http://www.dailykos/comics As some of you may have read here Thursday Iowa is in the process of “studying” allowing the Bakken Oil to build a pipeline across Iowa. Minnesota is also looking at a pipeline from … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Action, Climate Change, Environment, fracking, Humor, Sustainability, water, wind power
Tagged gulf oil spill, leaving earth, rivers, Solar Power
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School Funding, Kids Future, Aging Population: The Courtney Report
Once again we will excerpt from State Senator Courtney’s weekly newsletter: SENATE VOTES TO REVERSE IOWA’S SLIDE IN SCHOOL INVESTMENT Iowa’s future depends on high-quality local schools. Our best hope for expanding Iowa’s middle class is investing the necessary resources … Continue reading
Posted in Courtney, Courtney Report, Economy, Education, Jobs
Tagged aging, boards, commissions, dementia, Iowa businesses, Iowa kids
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Grassley On Social Security – Not Good
Right after the House changed the rule on money flowing back and forth between the Social Security main fund and the SS Disability Insurance Fund, I wrote my senators and representatives immediately. As I have said here before, I have … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
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