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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday – Iowa Girls Basketball History

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Well, that time of year comes once again. On a Friday evening, I climb into my PJs and the next thing I know is that the TV is on and I am watch some basketball tournament is flickering right before my … Continue reading →

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Voting Rights Challenge At SCOTUS

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Oral arguments before the Supreme Court on the challenge to the 1965 Voting Rights act were heard Wednesday. Often, during the arguments observers try to discern which way a justice is leaning based on the question they ask and how … Continue reading →

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IFP POLICY BRIEF: Commercial Property Taxes: Reform First

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Dave Bradley

By Peter S. Fisher Peter Fisher is research director of the Iowa Policy Project, part of the Iowa Fiscal Partnership, a joint public policy research and analysis initiative of IPP in Iowa City and another nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, the Child … Continue reading →

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Teachers Get Raise For Leaving Classroom

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Dave Bradley

One of the strange aspects of our society is that the more highly valued an employee is, the further they are removed from the customer. Look at almost any industry and you will see that as an employee gets raises and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Mississippi Joins The Union Edition

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Slavery has finally been outlawed in Mississippi. Let the party begin. Only 148 years after most of the rest of the country. The Constitution is hard to amend. We don’t want our basic rules to be changed willy-nilly and we … Continue reading →

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Branstad Should Be Ashamed

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Two Paycheck Terry Branstad should be ashamed for fundraising off denying health care‏ progressiowa.org February 21st, 2013 Contact: Matt Sinovic (515) 423-0530 ‘Two Paycheck’ Terry Branstad Should be Ashamed for Fundraising off His Denial of Health Coverage to Iowans Des … Continue reading →

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The Courtney Report

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Our state faces a critical question this spring: What’s the best way to expand affordable health care to more Iowans? Our choice is between expanding Medicaid or continuing IowaCare. Expanding Medicaid is the right choice, and it is probably our … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Expansion Good For Iowa

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

The slide to the left was part of a presentation by Greg Moody, head of  Ohio Gov. John Kasich Office of Health Transformation given to the Ohio legislature. Ohio has decided to upgrade to Medicaid Expansion. Lately I have been … Continue reading →

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The “Connecticut Effect”

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Dave Bradley

This is a term that was uttered by an NRA lobbyist the other day. He stated that the NRA would have to wait until the “Connecticut effect” had passed. Then we would be back to business as usual. What an arrogant … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – President’s Day Edition

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Dave Bradley

One of my favorite trivia subjects are the Presidents. As a group we know a lot about them and their little quirks. And often the larger  than life people that have become president have some larger than life foibles and facts … Continue reading →

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