Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Americans Upbeat On Biden Economy

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Jennifer Rubin’s January 22 opinion piece in the Washington Post makes a great point about the relationship between opinion polls and media. Not in the sense of the media going overboard on their coverage of polls, which they do, but … Continue reading →

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Iowans Push Back On Governor’s Education Cuts

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Trish Nelson

And now a word from Jennifer Konfrst – Iowans Say No to Governor’s Education Cuts The 2024 legislative session is off to a controversial start. Lawmakers have already heard from thousands of Iowans concerned about a proposal offered by the … Continue reading →

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Reynolds’ AEA Bill Would Reduce Funding For Special Ed

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Sharing this because not everyone is on Facebook. Here are the links to follow statehouse Democrats on Facebook and Twitter if you like.  Also, Iowans can log on to legis.iowa.gov to watch live streams of legislative action, including committee meetings … Continue reading →

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Iowa Caucus Results: Trump Era Over, Media Last To Know

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Spotted on Democratic Underground: Great meme, hat tip to DU.  I agree 100% and would like to go one step further. Trump received 56, 260 votes.  NOT TRUMP received 54,038 votes. So if you think about it that way, Trump … Continue reading →

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President Biden: Democracy Is The Sacred Cause Of Our Nation

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Trish Nelson

“Three years ago for the first time in our history, a violent mob attacked the Capitol and tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power. We must make sure that never happens again and that democracy always remains the sacred … Continue reading →

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What You Can Do This Week To Help Cut Climate Pollution

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox – Check out this action alert from Rob Hogg, retired state senator, author of America’s Climate Century ### Friday, January 19, is a national day of action to ask Congress to do more (not less) to cut … Continue reading →

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Dem Caucus Info And MLK Day Events

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Trish Nelson

        Click here to find your caucus location. Here is a list of MLK Day events around Iowa. Cedar Falls Celebrate the Cultures of the Cedar Valley When: January 15 | 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Where: Diamond Event … Continue reading →

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Book Ban Distraction in Iowa

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Paul Deaton

When the Iowa Legislature convened on Monday, House Majority Leader Pat Grassley reprised his position on banning books in schools. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported: Grassley doubled down on House Republicans’ efforts to remove books with sexual content from public … Continue reading →

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Why Democrats Should Attend Their Caucus

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Democrats will still be caucusing on Monday, January 15 even though there will not be a presidential preference process at the caucus. Presidential preference will be a mail-in ballot later. Monday night is for party business. State auditor Rob Sand … Continue reading →

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Kim Reynolds Speech Ripped To Shreds

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Trish Nelson

This public post by Molly Donahue refutes Governor Reynolds’ condition of the state speech, line by line (or shall we say lie by lie). Please give it a read. It will come in handy for talking points for letters and … Continue reading →

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