Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

In Depth: Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand Talks Vouchers

Watch this podcast. Fifteen minutes is all you need. Bob Leonard: What is [the voucher bill] going to mean for taxpayers? Rob Sand: “Open season on private entities spending your tax dollars with no oversight… So there’s rules on what … Continue reading

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Letter: Iowa Republicans School Plan Irresponsible

Letters to the editor of your local newspaper are effective supplements to a letter to your elected official.  R’s these days are impervious to differing opinions. Many Republicans deny publicly that they hear from progressives. R’s only  talk about how … Continue reading

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What To Do On Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day spend the evening with House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst. This week we’ll be spreading some love and making sure all Iowans know they are welcome here! Register for the discussion on ZOOM at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdO-rqj8pGdK0U5YiP6aD-GJvhJNX65B7 Watch live on … Continue reading

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Iowa Democrats Hit The Road

State Senator Zach Wahls and State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott sum up a great listening session in Council Bluffs, where dozens of Iowans turned out to share their concerns and learn more about how to get involved at the Capitol. … Continue reading

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Be An Information Warrior For Democracy

Simon Rosenberg is the founder of  NDN (New Democrat Network). He is leading the charge to fight Republican disinformation by organizing Democratic activists,  spreading the word on how we can be MUCH LOUDER.  How do we do that? Listen to … Continue reading

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Biden Kills It In SOTU

You’ve heard about it and seen the clips and endured the punditry’s observations and analysis. But you really must watch it yourself to understand how thoroughly, politely, and with good humor, Biden made the R’s look like the dull, obnoxious, … Continue reading

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Why Do Republicans Think Women Are Their Property?

Our backward MAGA representatives in congress and Iowa Republicans are willing to turn the United States of America into a third world country where women and girls can be forced to bear children against their will. Watch what happens in … Continue reading

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Watch Live Debate On Public School Funding

Action alert from Iowa House Democrats’ Monday update: FUNDING FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: DEBATE TUESDAY MORNING (2/7) Iowa Democrats believe in strong public schools for every kid. This session, Democratic lawmakers are proposing a new $267 million investment in public … Continue reading

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Senator Zach Wahls On Iowa Press

“One of the things that stood out to us was essentially a consolidation of power within the new attorney general’s office that would allow the attorney general to overrule local county.. attorneys and insert herself directly into those cases.”  This … Continue reading

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Konfrst: “They Just Can’t Stop Punching Down”

Watch this week’s very informative and hopeful! Blue Statehouse Alert Live below or on the Iowa House Democrats’ Facebook page.  Dems are strategizing and getting their act together. Listen to the Live and find out how. “Days like today, I’m … Continue reading

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