Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Climate Change Is Getting Real

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Trish Nelson

States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes by Alex Brown, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 16, 2024 In the coming years, climate change could force Americans from their homes, not just by raising sea levels, worsening wildfires and causing floods … Continue reading →

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State Auditor On Iowa Press

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Trish Nelson

State auditor Rob Sand has not made an appearance on the Iowa Press program since 2022 when he debated Todd Halibur. Sand was on the program one other time earlier in 2022.  Then all of 2023 passed by without the … Continue reading →

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Call Balls And Strikes? Not So Fast!

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Paul Deaton

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Food and Drug Administration, et. al., vs. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et.al., a case about use of the drug mifepristone in terminating pregnancies up to seven weeks. The high court found unanimously the … Continue reading →

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Biden Gains In Polls

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Found this email in our inbox yesterday from Simon Rosenberg who is a good person to follow. Biden Gains In Five Polls “As I wrote on Tuesday we’ve started seeing meaningful movement to Biden in new polling. 4 polls – … Continue reading →

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Free Public Event To Kick Off Iowa Clean Water Group

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors: Driftless Water Defenders Inaugural Meeting Saturday, June 15, 2024 in Decorah, Iowa The public is invited to attend the first meeting hosted by a new clean water advocacy membership group, Driftless Water Defenders (DWD). … Continue reading →

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Miller-Meeks Tries To Steal Credit Plus Sinclair Broadcasting Strikes Again

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Republicans are trying to take credit for the Biden administration’s popular infrastructure projects, including Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Reported by Politico, Heather Cox Richardson also mentioned MMM in her newsletter. “Meanwhile, the measures Democrats advocate are so popular that Republican legislators are … Continue reading →

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Farm Bill, Book Ban Appeal, Water Webinar, Petition

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Passing on these items from CCI‘s weekly organizing letter. Livestream oral argument on Iowa’s book ban in Appellate Court Governor Reynolds’ draconian book ban (Senate File 496), currently blocked by a federal judge, will be heard in an appellate court … Continue reading →

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Iowa Press Could Pass For Satire

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Trish Nelson

There’s a parody Twitter account that posts daily memes and tweets about how the NY Times specifically, the media in general, and republicans twist everything to cast shade on Biden and democrats. To give you an idea if you don’t … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Iowa Pride Month 2024

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Trish Nelson

ACLU Iowa About the ACLU of Iowa: “Since its founding in 1935, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa has protected the basic freedoms and liberties of everyone in our state. We are a private, non-partisan organization that fights … Continue reading →

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President Biden Remarks On The 80th Anniversary of D-Day

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Trish Nelson

“The brave service members who fought on D-Day represent the Greatest Generation in our history. Together, they stood to oppose the forces of fascism, volunteered to lay down their lives for our liberty, and answered freedom’s call at its hour … Continue reading →

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