Category Archives: Education

Iowans Support Minimum Wage Increases

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Dave Bradley

NEW POLL: Iowans Support Minimum Wage Increase, Oppose Branstad Policies By Wide Margins Iowans believe the income gap between rich and poor is getting bigger, and most do not have an equal shot at getting ahead economically. Des Moines, Iowa … Continue reading →

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Scrooge Is A Hero

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Tiny Tim Is A Taker I would never have imagined as a kid watching Alistair Sim as the ultimate Scrooge that I would someday live in a world where people like Scrooge would be exalted. Nor could I have imagined … Continue reading →

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Sign The White House Petition For Free Universal Education

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Submitted to BFIA by Danielle Holliday https://petitions.whitehouse.gov Make college affordable. We need 100,000 signatures by January to get a White House response. Education is so important to equalizing opportunity. Please help. We petition the Obama administration to: To make knowledge … Continue reading →

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ALEC Prepares For 2014

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

While we are distracted by the latest glitch in the ACA and stories of President Kennedy and who may REALLY be at fault, our “friends” at ALEC are not sleeping. While we enjoy the year end holidays ALEC is preparing … Continue reading →

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Good Question

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Dave Bradley
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The Courtney Report

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Dave Bradley

I always want to hear your ideas for improving state government. After all, I work for you. You can e-mail or call me any time. You may also want to check out “Public Input: Improving State Government” on the Iowa … Continue reading →

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The State Of Working Iowa 2013

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Once again our friends at the Iowa Policy Project have released their annual report on working families in Iowa. This is one of their chief research projects every year. While we hear folks like Governor Branstad extol the economy under his … Continue reading →

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The Courtney Report

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Dave Bradley

This fall, I will be working with 10 of my fellow legislators on the Medical Malpractice Study Committee. We will study current standards and potential options in medical malpractice actions, including the number of expert witnesses that may be called. I … Continue reading →

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ALEC Legislatures: Creating The Crises

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Republicans have lots of solutions. What they were short on for the longest time – until the Reagan presidency – was problems that those solutions could answer. One of their favorite solutions was privatized schools. But until Republicans were able to … Continue reading →

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Taking Inventory; Setting Priorities

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Dave Bradley

The week of July 4th seems like a good opportunity to take a little time to see where we are at and where do we want to go. It never hurts to assess what our goals are and therefore where we … Continue reading →

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