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Category Archives: Children
The High Five!
Another High Five from Progress Iowa. The legislature is back in session so be careful out there: We made it to Friday! It’s been a busy week in Iowa, but that’s why our team is here to give you the … Continue reading
Posted in Children, iowa legislature 2022, Jobs, Kim Reynolds
Tagged child care in Iowa, gas prices, high five, school vouchers
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George Carlin on “Pro-Life”
Of course we had to show this video with the leak of Justice Alito’s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade: (9 minutes) “Once you are born you are on your own.” Don’t you wish the Regressive Party would work as hard … Continue reading
Families Facing Power Shutoffs
From msn.com Thursday: Families across the United States are drowning in utility debt. In 33 states, families who can’t afford to pay their bills have been protected from energy shutoffs during the winter thanks to moratoriums that temporarily halted them. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Kim Reynolds, Republican Policy, unemployment insurance
Tagged home utilities, power shutoff
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Staff Short? Give ‘Em More Work
Covid Kim has had some really strange responses to what is being described as a workforce shortage. The responses have ranged from cutting unemployment insurance early to attempt to force people in desperation to take any job, offering a whopping … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Covid-19, Kim Reynolds, Labor, unemployment insurance
Tagged child care in Iowa, teachers
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Polar Vortex, The Electric Grid And National Emergencies
Let’s Talk About Real National Emergencies Considering that our current administration and his party are putting huge emphasis on building an antiquated wall system on our southern border for a problem that is mostly fiction you would think that they … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Children, Climate Change
Tagged aging population, breaking families apart, electric grid, vulnerability
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The Children Are The Future
video 1.5 minutes NPR’s Weekend Edition last Saturday included a story on the seperation of a Guatemalan mother and her 3 year old son. Through an interpreter the NPR host, Scott Simon, conducted the interview. Near the end of the interview … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Children, Climate Action, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Environment, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Obamacare, Social Security
Tagged Betsy DeVos, DACA, Jeff Kaufmann
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Scourging Yemen
Scourging Yemen by Kathy Kelly On May 10, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia informed the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Saudi Air Defenses had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched from inside Yemeni territory targeting … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Foreign Affairs, Guest Posts
Tagged children, Foreign Affairs, Peace, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Yemen
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Telling Stat: US Birth Rate Falling
Amid all the crap about Dear Leader that dominates our news media day in and day out, there are sometimes some extremely important stories that slide almost unnoticed during the news cycle. Such was the story last week when the … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Children, economic inequality, Economic Justice, Economy
Tagged falling US birth rate
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Statement In Response To Santa Fe High School Shooting
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2018 Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0133 Progress Iowa Issues Statement In Response To Santa Fe High School Shooting Des Moines, Iowa — Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in reaction to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Children, Education, gun control, gun safety, Progress Iowa
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What Prompts Excommunication?
I sent this email to the bishop of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin. Since Catholic officials occasionally see fit to call out Catholic politicians for their stand if they favor abortion, I was curious what the Church stand is for … Continue reading
Posted in Children, church and state, Medicare
Tagged children's health insurance program, excommunication, Johnson amendment, medicaid, Paul Ryan, Paul Ryan Medicare voucher plan
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