Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Republican Trifecta Not Working For Ordinary Iowans

by Ralph Scharnau Iowa Republicans controlling the legislative and executive branches of state government have impacted the state in many ways. They have used their dominance to create policies, programs, and taxation schemes that favor the wealthy and large corporations. … Continue reading

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Mike Franken Can Beat Grassley

Campaign update from Mike Franken: I have absolutely terrific news. After March 31st, we are required by federal law to file a report showing how much our campaign raised in the first three months of the year. Today, we filed … Continue reading

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Iowa Republicans Refuse To Cap Insulin Costs

The full guest column by Liz Mathis was published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette and Mason City Globe Gazette. Click on the links below to read the full article. Two bills with overwhelming bipartisan support passed the Iowa House in … Continue reading

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Carbon Capture Pipeline Boondoggle

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Come to a Community Reading of MLK Speeches In Iowa City

Sharing for Ed Flaherty, Veterans for Peace Dear Friends, Hope you can join us on the afternoon of April 4th.  Martin Luther King’s words live, and these two speeches are electric. A Community Reading of Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam: … Continue reading

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Iowa House District 1 Race Upgraded To “Leans Democratic”

From our inbox. A note from J.D. Scholten – There have been a lot of “firsts” for me this month. First, I decided to throw my hat in the ring for Iowa’s State House, to represent my home town of … Continue reading

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Austin Frerick Asks Us To Imagine A New Vision For Agriculture

Austin Frerick is running for Iowa Senate in district 37.  This was in an email asking for volunteers first and if you can’t volunteer a campaign donation. But what I appreciate about Austin is when he asks you for something … Continue reading

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Narrative Creep In Ukraine Coverage

“They are trapped in a business model that creates news as narratives. It’s one thing to tell stories. It’s another thing to direct them and start to try to shape them.” – Jon Stewart

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Iowa Millionaires The Big Tax Cut Winners Over Middle Class

Iowa Senate Democrats on FB: Sen. Pam Jochum of Dubuque was on Iowa Press this weekend, pointing out that the math doesn’t add up for hard-working Iowans Iowa’s 3,400 millionaires will see on average about $62,000 a year cut in … Continue reading

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Why Republicans Avoid Town Hall Meetings

Constituent 1: Grassley 0. Thank you, ISL for capturing this conversation. Whoever that individual is, he represents Iowa values far better than our senator.  It’s nice to see some folks in the room without gray hair.

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