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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
ALEC Readies Want List For Next Year
The American Legislative Exchange Council met in New Orleans in early August. Since ALEC wants to operate behind the scenes (or under a rock as I prefer) we have only bits and blotches of what happened there. What we do … Continue reading
The Courtney Report: The Fight For Education Pays Off
Iowa families will continue to have easy access to high-quality, free preschools for four-year-olds. Governor Branstad has announced he now supports the popular statewide preschool initiative that has made Iowa the envy of the nation in recent years. This victory … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Education, Iowa Legislature, Local Control
Tagged education, grassroots, Tom Courtney
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Sunday Funday: Women Of Note edition
I was talking to one of my daughters last weekend and during our conversation I realized just how much I have been learning from both of our daughters over the past decade. Both have a commitment to ecology and an … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged humor, quiz, women, women of note
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Why Attorney General Tom Miller Should Let Justice Run Its Course
I was a bit dismayed the other day to see that that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had been removed from the group of Attorneys General that were prosecuting financial companies for their part in the mortgage fiasco that … Continue reading
Posted in Calls to Action, Economy
Tagged deals, economy, Eric Schneiderman, foreclosures, mortgages, Tom Miller
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Odd Observations From Below The Radar
Terry Branstad announced last week that he will push to make Iowa the healthiest state in the country. What’s the plan? Is it universal health care for Iowans? Is it subsidized annual check-ups? Of course not. Looks like the plan … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: State Fair History And Lore
Once again the state fair is upon us. Not only in Iowa, but across the country, citizens gather to see who has the best pies, the best homemade jams and who grows the biggest tomato. Can you answer some questions … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
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SEC Destroys Evidence, Grassley Cries Foul
In the last couple of days revelations have come to light that the SEC has actually been destroying documents in cases that have come to a stoppage of investigation for various reasons. The story behind the destruction of these documents … Continue reading
Posted in Charles Grassley, Congress, GOP
Tagged corruption, financial crisis, Grassley, Matt Taibbi, SEC
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The Courtney Report
State Senator Tom Courtney is currently serving his third term in the Iowa Senate. He represents Senate District 44, which includes Des Moines and Louisa counties, and five precincts in Muscatine County. I believe that Iowa works best when Iowans … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Economy, Jobs
Tagged 2011 session, economy, Iowa, legislature, state government
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Sunday Funday – Pre-Labor Day Edition
Labor Day is nearly here. Where once this holiday was a major point in the calendar year, with the decline of the labor movement in recent years the holiday to celebrate workers and their work has diminished also. Let’s … Continue reading
New Apostolic Reformation Behind Rick Perry’s Candidacy
As summer winds down, let me guess that you, like me, have enjoyed plenty of sweet corn and tomatoes bought from farmstands and farmer’s markets across the state this summer. Despite the incredible heat, the just out of the field … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign
Tagged Ames straw poll, koch brothers, Mitt Romney, NAR, Norquist, Rick Perry
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