Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Do This On Earth Day April 22

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from CCI: Eighteen organizations have joined CCI in calling on Governor Reynolds to institute an immediate 6 month moratorium on factory farms to stop public health risks and environmental degradation brought by the factory farm industry. Women’s International … Continue reading →

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Senator Joe Bolkcom Advocates For Mail Ballot Election

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Senate Democrats Just before COVID-19 recess of the Iowa Legislature, Senator Bolkcom urged Senators to protect the health and safety of Iowans by voting by mail in the November General Election. Next week, we take the first step. Every … Continue reading →

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Obama Spreads Calm, Endorses Biden

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Please enjoy a voice of calm and reason, a momentary relief from the daily insanity. Then we all get to work. November is coming. https://joebiden.com/

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged Democrats 2020, Election 2020, Joe Biden 2020, Obama endorses Biden, President Barack Obama | Comments Off

List Of Statewide Iowa House And Senate Candidates

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: A note from Senator Rob Hogg Dear Friends: I hope you are safe and healthy during the COVD-19 pandemic. Below, I share a list of candidates for office as you get ready to vote (hopefully by mail) … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged Election 2020, Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Democratic candidates 2020, Iowa Democrats 2020, Iowa shelter-in-place | Comments Off

Join Iowa COVID-19 Update With Iowa Policy Project

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Join us for ‘An Iowa COVID-19 State of Play Update with Iowa Policy Project’ Monday, April 13th @ 6 PM. Live on Zoom Mike Owen and Peter Fisher will dig in on the data and transparency issues surrounding the state’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged covid-19 resources, factory farms moratorium, Governor Reynolds metrics, Iowa Covid-19 data, iowa policy project, Iowa shelter-in-place, Iowa unemployment numbers | Comments Off

A Sobering Comparison

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Among the other blogs I try to keep up with is iowastartingline.com. Throughout the lead up to the caucuses they covered the Iowa caucuses thoroughly. Since the caucuses they have been doing top notch work covering Iowa’s politics and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Kim Reynolds | Tagged 12 point metric, Governor Walz, Iowa covid-19 policies, Minnesota | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Don’t Eat The Rabbit Edition

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Look who is here to brighten our Easter! There is a bit of fear in these parts that many people have not been out to the grocery store for a spell. When that Easter Bunny comes hopping around he might … Continue reading →

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Reynolds Regions Splits Corona Cases

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Creates false impression that Covid-19 is better controlled in Iowa During the Kim Reynolds daily Covid-19 press conference Friday I noticed that the Reynolds map for applying her “metrics” to decide the need for further action to shutdown activities put … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Kim Reynolds | Tagged arbitrary regional lines, Cedar County, Covid-19, Iowa regions to fight Covid, Johnson county, Linn County, Louisa County, Muscatine County, Scott County, Washington County | 2 Comments

Visuals Of Trump’s Horrendous Failure On Covid-19

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Let’s be honest, a well presented visual representation of an idea or concept strikes deeper in our minds and often stays in there much longer. This week as the US death toll due to the Trump Administration topped 10,000 and … Continue reading →

Posted in #nevertrump, #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Trump | Tagged Covid-19 | Comments Off

Democratic Senators Call For Funding For Local Media

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Trish Nelson

We need public funding of local newspapers no question about it when things get back to normal. Right now local newspapers are under a terrible strain with the loss of advertising revenue due to the coronavirus economic shutdown and increased … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa | Tagged COVID-19 stimulus, local journalism, local newspapers, The Storm Lake Times | Comments Off