Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Digital Town Hall With Iowa Leaders Today

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Leaders and Elected Officials Hold ‘Our Lives On The Line’ Digital Town Hall Town Hall Series Focused on Holding Trump Administration, Senators Ernst & Grassley Along with Congressional Republicans Accountable for Failed Response to Coronavirus Pandemic Today, April 9, … Continue reading →

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Reflections On Racial Bias In Our Criminal Justice System

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau published with permission The United States criminal justice system is the largest in the world with more people under some form of correctional control in federal, state, or local prisons and jails. The role of race or … Continue reading →

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Iowa Fiscal Partnership: Iowa COVID Metrics “Remain a Mystery”

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Trish Nelson

This from Peter Fisher at Iowa Fiscal Partnership iowafiscal.org/covid-metrics-arbitrary-backward-facing/ “While we now know something of how the guidelines work, much remains a mystery. We do not know why this scoring system was adopted, who developed it, what science is behind … Continue reading →

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June And November Are Coming

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Admiral Michael Franken is working hard to unseat Joni Ernst so Iowans can get back to having real representation in DC. As important as defeating Donald Trump is, we need to take back the senate and make sure Mitch McConnell … Continue reading →

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A List Of What We Are Blaming Trump For

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Video 30 seconds: Tuesday afternoon Mark Bryson posted the list of grievances that George Conway generated against Donald Trump and his utterly failed handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US. As this list is now 5 days old I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Flowbee Edition

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Dave Bradley

  Thanks to Progress Iowa for this video of Governor Reynolds claiming Dr. Fauci doesn’t have all the information to issue a shelter in place order. Guess our governor is smarter than science? (21 seconds) Well, sometime back in the … Continue reading →

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Mike Franken Stands With Captain Crozier

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Dave Bradley

24 seconds:

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Vote By Mail? What If There is No Post Office?

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Very disturbing news coming out in recent days that the venerable US Postal Service (USPS) which has been on shaky financial legs since a 2006 law passed by a Republican congress and signed into law by George W. Bush forced the … Continue reading →

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Do You Get It Now? Elections Have Consequences!

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Dave Bradley

TRUMP: "The things they had in there were crazy. They had levels of voting, that if you ever agreed to it you'd never have a Republican elected in this country again." Call Congress: 202-224-3121Demand national vote by mail by November … Continue reading →

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Fox News A Danger To Public Health

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Trish Nelson

This good thing happened. thehill.com/journalism-professors-accuse-fox-news-owners-of-spreading-coronavirus misinformation Dozens of journalism professors and working journalists signed an open letter to Fox News heads Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch on Thursday, bashing the network’s coverage of the coronavirus pandemic as a “danger to public health.” … Continue reading →

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