Category Archives: Economy

69,000 Bridges Structurally Deficient In America – How Many Are In Iowa?

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Dave Bradley

That is the number that Rachel Maddow cited the other night during her segment concerning bridge disrepair in America today. I went to Google to verify that number, and most of the citations were much higher than that. The map … Continue reading →

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Harkin Labor Day Report: America’s Middle Class Needs Our Help

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Dave Bradley

In Advance of President’s Address on Jobs, Labor Committee Chairman Releases Report Showing Why Government Investments in Middle Class are Critical WASHINGTON – As the nation prepares to honor America’s workers this weekend, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee … Continue reading →

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Why Attorney General Tom Miller Should Let Justice Run Its Course

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Dave Bradley

I was a bit dismayed the other day to see that that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had been removed from the group of Attorneys General that were prosecuting financial companies for their part in the mortgage fiasco that … Continue reading →

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The Courtney Report

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Dave Bradley

State Senator Tom Courtney is currently serving his third term in the Iowa Senate.  He represents Senate District 44, which includes Des Moines and Louisa counties, and five precincts in Muscatine County. I believe that Iowa works best when Iowans … Continue reading →

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Iowa Jobs, The Post Office And Terry Branstad.

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Dave Bradley

We got yet another look into the workings of the mind of Terry Branstad last week. One day he takes out his line-item veto pen and undoes some work that the legislature battled and battled over before coming to an … Continue reading →

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