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Category Archives: Branstad
Senator Matt McCoy: No More Iowa Nice
The senator takes the gloves off and explains how things are. They [Republicans] have stopped listening. The only thing they will understand is raw power at the ballot box. This 1-hour legislative forum was broadcast live Sunday on Facebook. It … Continue reading
Busting Iowa’s Public Unions
(2 minutes) Looks like Republicans will finally achieve one of Terry Branstad’s dreams: public unions are on the verge of being effectively destroyed in Iowa. The Iowa Policy Project did an analysis of the effects of the republican attacks on … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Iowa legislature 2017, Iowa Policy Project, union busting
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Top 10 Iowa Legislative Threats from the Extreme Right
January 9th, 2017 Posted By: Progress Iowa Iowa’s legislative session convened today, and Republicans have control of the state Senate, House, and the Governor’s office for the first time in 20 years. Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, Speaker … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Economy, Iowa legislature 2017, Jobs, planned parenthood, voter suppression
Tagged college tuition, privatizing schools, threats to Iowans way of life, wages, water quality, workers rights
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Iowa-stan
Iowa Needs You, Donald Kaul! Considering the coming of what promises to be a MEMORABLE Iowa legislative session this spring, my mind wandered to days of yore when a young writer for the Des Moines Register would annually make fun … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Health Care & Medicare, Iowa legislature 2017, minimum wage, wage theft, working poor
Tagged Branstad privatizing Medicaid, Donald Kaul, Iowastan
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100 Funders Have Left ALEC
(Ed. note) The following is a fund raising email from the Center for Media and Democracy. About CMD CMD is a national watchdog and media group that conducts in-depth investigations into corruption and the undue influence of corporations on media … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Iowa legislature 2017, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy
Tagged ALEC leadership, Bill Dix, Center for Media and Democracy, Linda Upmeyer
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Supporting Racism, Misogyny, Hate Pays Off
Remember when you were young and your parents tried to teach you right from wrong? Remember how your parents taught you that if you ran around with people who lied and cheated and hated you were no better than those … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Trump
Tagged ambassador, China, unfit for president
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Reminder: ALEC Will Give Legislators Marching Orders Next Wednesday
Georgia reporter can’t get in to ALEC meeting: (6 minutes) The annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council will be meeting in Washington, DC starting Wednesday through Friday of this week. If you don’t know what ALEC is, my … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Koch Brothers
Tagged Bill Dix, Georgia reports on ALEC, Kansas, Linds Upmeyer, model legislation, open meetings laws, secrecy, Wisconsin
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Government Of The Corporation, By The Corporation, For The Corporation
Looks like it is past time for Abe Lincoln to rewrite that little speech he gave at Gettysburg 153 years ago today. The reality now is that the country now more than ever in the hands of the wealthy and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, ALEC, Branstad, Koch Brothers
Tagged ALEC meeting in Washington DC, Bill Dix, Linda Upmeyer, think tanks
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Feeling Very Nervous
Just can’t help it. I am feeling very nervous about Tuesday. My concern is mostly due to the Republican party’s blatant voter suppression activities. From the legalized theft of votes from citizens through voter id laws that are targeted at … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Branstad, Climate Change, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Legislature, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy, Retired Americans
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Approach To Voting Tells How Parties View Democracy
One of the quickest and easiest ways to judge how the two major parties in this country view the very fundamental concept of democracy is to simply see how they treat voters. As usual, we see Democrats busting their butts … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Branstad, Vote Fraud, voting rights
Tagged goo-goo syndrome, Green Bay, Paul Weyrich, The Young Turks, Trump voter sppression effort, voter suppression
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