Category Archives: Branstad

Iowa Budget Time: Hey Where Did The Money Go?

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Here we go again. The end of the legislative session and the legislature claims once more there is no money. Where the hell did the money go? Tax breaks for businesses for the most part. Had Branstad’s administration not given … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Branstad, Education, Iowa legislature 2016 | Tagged Iowa CCI, starve the beast, tax breaks for businesses | 1 Comment

STATEMENT: Branstad’s Dangerous Healthcare Decisions

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Dave Bradley

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2016 Contact: Monica Biddix, monica@progressiowa.org, (515) 661-4586 April 1st Is No Laughing Matter: Branstad’s Dangerous Healthcare Decisions Medicaid privatization, water quality failures the latest examples of Branstad/Reynolds’ misplaced priorities Des Moines, IA — Progress Iowa … Continue reading →

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Republican Icon Steve King May Be Primaried

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Apparently stepped on some monied toes. Tuesday morning started with an interesting blurb in the news. State Senator Rick Bertrand of Sioux City publicly acknowledged that he was considering a run against Congressman For Life and More Steve King. What … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Branstad, Steve King | Tagged Eric Branstad, ethanol, ethanol industry, Rick Bertrand, Ted Cruz | 1 Comment

How You Can Help Defeat Branstad’s Corrupt Agenda For Iowa

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Trish Nelson

It doesn’t have to be a model ALEC bill. Branstad is still facilitating ALEC’s anti-public education, pro-corporation agenda with this plan. To him, Iowa’s terrible water quality is just another perfect opportunity to take money from public education and give … Continue reading →

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How China Came To Own Iowa’s Land And Politics

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Trish Nelson

https://harpers.org/2016/the-trouble-with-iowa Starting with the suit by Des Moines Water Works over farm pollution in Des Moines’ drinking water that is now in federal court, this article covers everything from Steve King, Bruce Rastetter, chickens, pork, Tyson Foods, Smithfield, Shuanghui Group, … Continue reading →

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Iowa Senate Rejects Branstad Plan On Medicaid

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Dave Bradley

For what it is worth at this juncture let’s have a big hand for the Iowa Senate which passed SF 2125 Thursday that called for the termination of contracts for the managed care of Iowa’s Medicaid program. This is better … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Branstad | Tagged Linda Upmeyer, medicaid in Iowa, Privatization, profitizing | Comments Off

Branstad, Snyder Typify Republican Party

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dave Bradley

When I think of Republicans, especially Republicans in power I think of incompetence beyond anyone’s worst nightmare. In their drive to enrich their wealthy donors, they push hard for cuts to any programs that help the poor and help maintain … Continue reading →

Posted in Branstad, Iowa legislature 2016, Republicn Policy | Tagged earmarked sales tax, Iowa schools, school cuts | Comments Off

Progress Iowa On The State Of The State

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Once again the folks at Progress Iowa listen to Governor Branstad and find his words do not match reality. Three press releases from Progress Iowa’s Communication Director Monica Biddix shows how the Governor is out of step with Iowans. Three … Continue reading →

Posted in Branstad, Jobs, middle-class, poverty, Progress Iowa | Tagged Iowa water quality, sales tax for schools, state of the state | Comments Off

Corruption In The Iowa Legislature?

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Trish Nelson

In honor of the opening day of the 2016 Iowa legislative session, we invite you to partake of some background information that will help make sense of those seemingly crazy ideas of Governor Branstad and the Iowa GOP legislators, like … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Iowa legislature 2016 | Tagged ALEC in Iowa, Branstad and ALEC, Iowa legislative session 2016, SPN, State Policy Network | 1 Comment

New Legislative Session Starts Next Week

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Dave Bradley

One of the great pleasures of my young life was to read the incredibly droll and wry way that young Des Moines Register columnist Donald Kaul would approach the opening of the Iowa legislature every year. Kaul would then follow … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Iowa Legislature | Tagged Donald Kaul, Iowa Juvenile Home, line item veto, tax cuts for businesses | Comments Off