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All Iowa House Republicans Voted Against Covid Relief
Action alert from Senator Rob Hogg: Iowans Need the Covid Relief Bill! [BFIA Editor’s note: All Republican representatives from Iowa Ashley Hinson, Randy Feenstra and Marianette Miller-Meeks voted AGAINST Covid relief. Democrat Cindy Axne voted FOR the relief bill.] Call … Continue reading
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Bolkcom: Iowa Republicans “Settling Scores”
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County hosted a legislative forum this weekend. Present are Representatives Kevin Kinney, Mary Mascher, Joe Bolkcom, Dave Jacoby, Christina Bohannan and Zach Wahls. Bobby Kaufmann was absent. Great discussion plus questions. Sobering … Continue reading
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Bipartisan Group of Iowa County Auditors Propose Reforms Following Flawed IA-02 Recount
Update from the Rita Hart for Congress campaign: KCRG: “Because different counties use different methods a uniform approach for counting ballots wasn’t performed.” After a flawed and inconsistent recount left at least 22 voters disenfranchised and thousands of ballots unexamined … Continue reading
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Kim Reynolds And Big Ag
CCI continues the fight for Iowans and against factory farms Iowans across the state want good-paying jobs, clean air and water, and vibrant communities. But Governor Kim Reynolds only cares about one thing: big checks from factory farm corporations like … Continue reading
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Iowa Republicans To Impose Anti-Democratic Burdensome Regulations On Voting
While Iowa Republicans are busy embarrassing themselves in the legislature, a dark shadow may be looming over their anti-democratic plans. brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-january-2021 “other state lawmakers are seizing on an energized electorate and persistent interest in democracy reform (which is likewise reflected … Continue reading
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Why We Need HF 402 Expanded Direct Care Worker Registry
HF402, the expansion of the Direct Care Worker Registry bill, is on the House Human Resource Committee meeting agenda for TODAY, Tuesday Feb 23 at 1:00 p.m. Please submit your comments on how the care registry would be beneficial and … Continue reading
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“Let America Be America Again”
(America never was America to me.) It is Black History Month. I can only say this is one one my favorites. Read it multiple times. Let America Be America Again Langston Hughes – 1902-1967 Let America be America again. Let … Continue reading
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Voters Tell Their Stories – 22 Votes Still Uncounted In IA-02
From our inbox: Urgent re-count update from Rita Hart for Iowa. 22 voters still have not had their legally-cast ballots counted in this race, and it’s not right. Those voters are speaking out about why they want their votes to … Continue reading
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Iowa Republicans De-fund Public Schools Again
Senator Herman Quirmbach of Ames responds to Republican claims that they have not repeatedly CUT state support for Iowa K12 schools. The truth? State support under Republican leadership has repeatedly failed to keep up with inflation, hurting both students and … Continue reading
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Iowa House Dems COVID-19 Vaccine Update With Eli Perencevich
Lots of information here, much of it good news.
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