Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

President Biden Renominates Public Interest Advocate To FCC

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Trish Nelson

https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/president-biden-rejects-industry-smear-campaign-and-renominates-gigi-sohn WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, President Joe Biden renominated public-interest advocate Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission. Biden first nominated Sohn to the position in October 2021, but she faced an intense smear campaign orchestrated by groups … Continue reading →

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Best of Al Franken – How Trump Would Be Prosecuted

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Trish Nelson
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Climate Change And Environmental Caucus Organizational Meeting

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Trish Nelson

ICYMI or you may not follow the Iowa Democratic Party Rural Caucus on Facebook, please share this public post with Democrats who may be interested. Event by Iowa Democratic Party Rural Caucus Public · Anyone on or off Facebook Event … Continue reading →

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Weigh In On Factory Farm Construction In Your Community

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from CCI: Happy New Year! That means it’s the time of year for County Supervisors to vote on, pass and submit the Master Matrix resolution to the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) by January 31 in order … Continue reading →

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How You Can Support Local Journalism

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Trish Nelson

I read the Iowa Capital Dispatch every day.  They report on issues of concern to Iowans that no one else covers on politics, agriculture, environment, health care, justice, education and more.   They report inspection outcomes for restaurants, nursing homes … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Johnson on Television and Politics

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Trish Nelson

“Much of the high cost of political campaigns comes from media buys — especially television time. In the CBS Reports episode, “Television and Politics,” October 20, 1970, hosted by Mike Wallace, Nicholas Johnson put forth his suggestions for a solution.” … Continue reading →

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Subornation Of Perjury Is A Crime

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Trish Nelson

subornation of perjury n. the crime of encouraging, inducing or assisting another in the commission of perjury, which is knowingly telling an untruth under oath.  Source:  https://dictionary.law.com/ Follow Harry Litman on Twitter. Bio: LATimes Legal Affairs Columnist. Exec. prod. & … Continue reading →

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The Iowa Writers Collaborative

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Thank you Iowa Press for this program with members of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. Enjoy and follow them on substack.

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Recommend: Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Before The Jan. 6th Committee

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Below is a link to 138 (part 1) and 57 (part 2) pages of riveting testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson on September 14th and 15th, 2022, before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. … Continue reading →

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Mark Your Calendar for Stop Factory Farms Lobby Day

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Meanwhile back in Iowa.. here is an action alert from Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture: With the legislative session right around the corner, we wanted to make sure you heard that the Stop Factory Farms Lobby Day is returning on … Continue reading →

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