Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Perspective – The Pale Blue Dot

Here is a video to help add perspective to our daily travails. When I see man’s inhumanity to man – and especially the inhumanity to women – I often wonder do these people (those being inhumane) understand that we live … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – High Holy Days Of Basketball Edition

But first – here is a new Randy (not safe for work) Rainbow! Enjoy (3:50) I can’t help it. I am a super college basketball fan. Iowa’s women’s team has captured me this year, but I still have a spot … Continue reading →

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Why Every Town Needs A Bike Library

From the spring 2023 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription, delivered to your door for $15/year and available online at theprairieprogressive.com. Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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Republican Legislators Give Kim Reynolds Unprecedented Power

AFSCME Council 61: Working Iowans Will Pay The Price For Reynolds’ Power Grab Des Moines, Iowa — AFSCME Council 61 President Rick Eilander issued the following statement after the Iowa House of Representatives passed government reorganization legislation that vastly increases … Continue reading →

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Republicans: No Platform – No Principles

GOP principles go up in smoke at the Iowa Statehouse by Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 13, 2023 Republicans in the Iowa Legislature like to talk about their bedrock principles. This year, those principles seem to be printed on … Continue reading →

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This Is A Full-Blown Five Alarm Emergency

Kim Reynolds is sad because she did not get her “own” state auditor in the November election. So why not just strip the office of its official powers?  Please read, sign and share this urgent action alert from Rob Sand. … Continue reading →

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The Living And The Dead In The Iowa Legislature

Iowa Legislative Update  (As of March 10, 2023) from Iowa Citizen Action Network In the first few weeks of session, we saw a major GOP priority, a “school choice” bill passed and signed into law. Also now law, medical malpractice … Continue reading →

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New Poll: Republican Policies Are Not Popular

Research again confirming the obvious. Only the extremists are FOR book banning. That’s because they’re generally opposed to books, reading, education, etc. From Progress Iowa – New Poll Shows Widespread Opposition To Book Banning, Curriculum Censorship Des Moines, Iowa — … Continue reading →

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One Iowa Responds To Passage Of SF 538

From our inbox Wednesday, 5:30 pm from OneIowaAction I am writing to you with a heavy heart. Today SF 538  passed the House, and it cleared the Senate yesterday, making it set to arrive at the governor’s desk anytime. We … Continue reading →

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Watch This Week’s Blue Statehouse Alert Live

This week on the Blue Statehouse Live Jennifer Konfrst thanked everyone for the difference you all are making by participating – particularly if  you showed up at the rally at the capitol on Sunday. Dems “will continue to push for … Continue reading →

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