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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
The Courtney Report
I support the Governor’s goal to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation by focusing on improving health outcomes and rewarding healthy behaviors. That is why the Senate has incorporated those ideas into SF 296, which would expand Medicaid … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Courtney, Courtney Report, Health Care & Medicare, medicaid expansion, Public Health
Tagged appointees, mental health, public safety, vulnerable Iowans
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I Saw A Picture Of A Child Today
Early morning, before the sun came up. I was beginning the day with the usual checking of news and blogs. One post had a story of how one mother from Newtown was grieving the loss her son. Her son was 6 … Continue reading
Posted in gun control
Tagged child deaths, gun control, gun violence
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Assessing Our Heterosexual Marriage
It is time for our annual assessment of our heterosexual marriage. We have been doing so for the past four years, looking for the signs that legalized gay marriage in Iowa is causing our marriage to crumble. We have survived 2 … Continue reading
Sunday Funday – Top TV shows of 1963
Here we go with another “50 years ago” quiz. But you shouldn’t have to be an old fogie like me to recognize the description of popular shows from the way back. Most of these live on in syndication or as references … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor
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The Courtney Report
Editor’s note: Senator Courtney has been out of action with some medical problems. We are quite happy he is back to work. I talked with university students on April 2 about the importance of affordable, high-quality public universities to Iowa. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Iowa Legislature, Jobs, middle-class
Tagged food donations, land donation, skilled worker shortage
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Reminder: Medicaid Madness Events!
**RELEASE** Healthiest Iowa Initiative members respond to Gov Branstad’s proposal, plan statewide rallies Sunday and Tuesday Healthiest Iowa Initiative to Hold “Medicaid Madness” Rallies Across the State on Sunday, Tuesday 27 organizations have joined and more than 1,200 have signed … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare, medicaid expansion
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Our Kids Is Screwed
Every day I hear some republican say “We are leaving our children a crushing debt.” This is simply hooey and bothers me a great deal on two levels: 1) it is not “we” that are leaving the debt, it is … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Labor, Vote Fraud
Tagged children, future, gerrymandering, higher education
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Maybe Sir Mick Jagger Could Advise The Economy
After all Sir Mick studied at the London School of Economics. Had that other gig not worked out as it did, perhaps he would have capped his economics career advising David Cameron. Could have done it with a rock ‘n’ … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Climate Change, Economy
Tagged follow the money, Legislative forums, Scalia
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Sunday Funday: Another Easter Quiz
Easter has many claims to fame depending on what religion you favor or if you favor no religion at all. Humans seem to have a feast day of some sort at or near the changing of the seasons. As the religions … Continue reading
David Cay Johnston Makes Me Mad
I am listening to an interview on the internet radio (WCPT in Chicago) between Ed Schultz and David Cay Johnston. Johnston makes me mad. He makes me mad because he is the one person who has been chronicling just how … Continue reading
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