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Category Archives: 2018 Election Campaign
Just the Facts – TrumpTax Hurts Iowa
The following email was sent out Thursday following another campaign swing into Iowa by VP Mike Pence. Interestingly, this dovetails nicely with my previous post concerning what the Trump/Pence administration is doing to children. In this email, Progress Iowa leader … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Economy, Income inequality
Tagged Mike Pence, Trump tax cuts
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The Children Are The Future
video 1.5 minutes https://youtu.be/dys990kJCQ4 NPR’s Weekend Edition last Saturday included a story on the seperation of a Guatemalan mother and her 3 year old son. Through an interpreter the NPR host, Scott Simon, conducted the interview. Near the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Children, Climate Action, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Environment, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Obamacare, Social Security
Tagged Betsy DeVos, DACA, Jeff Kaufmann
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Special Campaign Update: Let’s Flip The Iowa Senate
Here are details on how you can help flip the Iowa Senate by supporting 11 candidates – if 8 of them win, we can flip the Iowa Senate Dear Friends: We have eleven candidates who are key to flipping the Iowa Senate, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Rob Hogg
Tagged Amber Gustafson, Dave Dawson, Iowa state senate election, Jackie Smith, John O'Brien, Marie Gleason, Mary Stewart, Patti Robinson, Sara Ramsey, Taylor Van De Krol, Tracy Freese, Vicky Brenner
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Public Dollars And Private Education
The Iowa Republican argument for spending $53 million dollars to support private schools and home schooling programs during the 2017-2018 school year is giving parents options. “There’s been a trend to slowly put some dollars towards people who are choosing … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Education
Tagged de-funding education, Educaation budget, education, home schooling, private schools
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After Dave Loebsack
You don’t need to be a political insider to understand Dave Loebsack’s days in the U.S. House of Representatives are getting numbered. Loebsack seems likely to dispatch with power his second time opponent, Chris Peters from Coralville, this year. He … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, politics
Tagged #iapolitics, Congressman Dave Loebsack, dave loebsack, Iowa politics, Iowa second district, politics
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Tim Gannon For Agriculture – An Easy Decision
Supporting Tim Gannon for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture is an easy decision. Iowa Democrats want and need a secretary of agriculture that understands the current farm economy and is willing and capable of moving the state toward sustainability in agriculture. … Continue reading
Almost 80% Of US Workers Live From Paycheck To Paycheck. Here’s Why
Robert Reich is one of the best analyzers and commentators on current American affairs. As the former Secretary of Labor, when Reich speaks on labor everyone should listen. In last Sunday’s Guardian newspaper online Reich analyzes the plight of the American … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, economic inequality, Economic Justice, Economy, Labor
Tagged Republican tax cuts, Robert Reich, wages
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Splitting Migrant Families, How Could This Happen?
Splitting Migrant Families, How Could This Happen? By David Shorr Ever since President Trump started splitting parents and children at our southern border, I’ve been thinking about the last time I was called for jury duty. Jurors were being picked … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Foreign Affairs, Immigration
Tagged Foreign Affairs, human rights, Immigration, refugees
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Why Don’t Iowa Farmers Export More to Europe?
During a brief appearance at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta on Thursday, President Trump claimed a trade breakthrough with European allies. “We just opened up Europe for you,” he said. Not so fast! On Saturday, European Union Commission President … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Farming, Trade
Tagged corn. soybeans, EU, European Union, farming, GMOs, Iowa soybeans, Trade, trade war
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