Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

The Saddest Anniversary

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Today, December 14, is the tenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook, Connecticut elementary school massacre.  Twenty of the victims were children between six and seven years old, first graders.  Six adult staff members were also killed. Read what happened here. … Continue reading →

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Good Riddance

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Trish Nelson

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Hinson To Iowa Press: Milennials Need To Start Saving Money For Retirement

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Rep. Ashley Hinson, IA-02 was the guest on Iowa Press this weekend. I can see why Liz Mathis lost now. As an incumbent, Hinson has become a slick, well oiled talking point machine compared to how she was two years … Continue reading →

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Ernst ‘Dark Money’ Case Continues

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Newly disclosed FEC records shed light on Ernst ‘dark money’ case by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 8, 2022 A central Iowa group that allegedly spent close to $1.5 million supporting Sen. Joni Ernst’s 2020 reelection campaign says newly … Continue reading →

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The Worst Kind of Judicial Abuse

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Trish Nelson
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Iowa Sierra Chapter Trying To Save Bloody Run Creek From Big Ag

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Sierra Club has a weekly FB Live lunch and learn. In this live from November 18 environmental lawyer Wally Taylor discusses the fight to save Bloody Run Creek from Supreme Beef’s 12,000 head and expanding feed lot.  Taylor says … Continue reading →

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Ode To The Iowa Caucuses

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Trish Nelson

by Will Jennings The nostalgic political junkie in me mourns the loss of the Iowa Caucuses, though the reasons for changes by the Democratic party are sound and notably so. “Nostalgia” here is not over a fictional “Iowa” or a … Continue reading →

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Pipeline Company Informational Meetings Today In Tipton and Cedar Rapids

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa CCI. CO2 pipeline company, Wolf Carbon Solutions, will be redoing their “informational” meetings in Tipton and Cedar Rapids on Monday. We know these pipelines are dangerous, don’t solve climate change, plan to use billions of our public … Continue reading →

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Iowa Winners Discuss Democratic Strategy

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Winners Sarah Trone Garriott (SD-14) West Des Moines and Izaah Knox (SD-17) Des Moines discuss how they won and what Democrats should do going forward.

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Millions of Americans Lack Safe Tap Water

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Farrah Hassen, J.D., is a writer, policy analyst, and adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at Cal Poly Pomona. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. otherwords.org/ Safe Tap Water Should Be a Human Right But from Michigan to … Continue reading →

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