Category Archives: ALEC

ALEC Attacks! Will Iowa Have A Voter ID Law?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I just got an email from my county party leader that SOS Matt Schultz will be following the ALEC lead and propose the Voter Photo ID bill for Iowa. This is one of ALEC model legislation bills aimed at supressing … Continue reading →

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Weekly Observations – Money Matters

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Keeping An Eye Out For ALEC With the start of the legislative session here in Iowa, citizens and journalists need to keep an eye out for ALEC legislation trying to get its foot in the door. Last year Republicans offered … Continue reading →

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Time To Inform Ourselves On ALEC

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dave Bradley

The legislature is starting up once more. Most of us have a preconceived idea that we took away from grade school civics that our local elected representatives act with local concerns at the top of their lists. But as with … Continue reading →

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Romney Lies? Who’da Thunk It?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Dave Bradley

How do you know he’s lying? His lips are moving! Paul Krugman in his blog  says what many people have been waiting for someone to say: “I mean, is there anything at all in Romney’s stump speech that’s true? It’s … Continue reading →

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What Newspaper Believes People Are More Important Than Corporations?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Trish Nelson

http://progressivepopulist.blogspot.com/ THE PROGRESSIVE POPULIST, a newspaper that believes people are more important than corporations, premiered in November 1995 as a monthly tabloid publication based in Storm Lake, Iowa, with editorial offices in Austin, Texas. In October 1999 it expanded to … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democrats, Clean Air and Socializing

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Paul Deaton

At the Kirsten Running-Marquardt fundraiser last night, I sat in a row of chairs with a group of long-time Democratic party activists. Most local Democrats know them by name, Jean and Jix Lloyd-Jones, Dick and Doris Myers and Bill and … Continue reading →

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Which Head Puppet Will The Republicans Choose?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Dave Bradley

What are the Republicans choosing? All the hoo and hah over just who the Republican nominee will be clouds one main point about their anointed one: whomsoever the choice, that person is merely head puppet for the ruling 1%. I … Continue reading →

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ALEC Readies Its Christmas List

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Dave Bradley

ALEC is having a little get together before Christmas to let those legislators who owe allegiance to them and not to their voters just what it is they want in the next year. Last year was a good year for … Continue reading →

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Kochs Influence State Politics Through ALEC

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Election Day is tomorrow. Vote for Liz Mathis in SD-18.  See below for links to voting information, how to help, and donating.  If the Republicans win this seat, the door will be open for ALEC legislation including union-busting measures and … Continue reading →

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What Liz Mathis’ Election Means

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Tuesday is an off-year election. Usually in the off year there are few races of much interest, and those mostly in some city or town election. But this year in Iowa there is a race of major significance. That is … Continue reading →

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