Category Archives: ICCI

Urgent Action Needed – Call on VOICE Monday, March 26th!

Urgent Action Needed – Call on VOICE – Monday, March 26th! From Progressive Action for the Common Good http://www.qcprogressiveaction.org   As many of you may know, PACG has put out many calls to action on VOICE – Voter Owned Iowa Clean … Continue reading

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CAFO Bill HF873 on Life Support at Iowa Statehouse – Call TODAY!

CAFO Bill HF873 on Life Support at Iowa Statehouse – Call TODAY! From Molly Regan mjregan@ mchsi.com (excerpts from Lynn Heuss – I'm for Iowa)   Despite overwhelming support from citizens and community leaders, HF 873, a bill regulating CAFOs, has … Continue reading

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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Announces New Lobby Day

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Announces New Lobby Day By ICCI Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement:    January 23 & 29, 2007 February 6 & 20. 2007      Rally and Lobby Days at the State Capitol Join us for … Continue reading

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Reclaim Democracy: January 9th ICCI Rally at the State Capital

Reclaim Democracy: January 9th ICCI Rally at the State Capital By ICCI Reclaim Democracy!Join us for CCI's Rally and Lobby DayTuesday, January 9, 200710 am – 4 pmFirst Floor Rotunda of the State Capitol in Des MoinesThis session powerful special-interest … Continue reading

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ICCI Convention: Lewis Lapham, local food and progressive thinking

  ICCI Convention: Lewis Lapham, Local Food and Progressive Thinking By Sam Garchik Lewis Lapham spoke to a crowd of about 550 people last Friday night in Des Moines at the ICCI state convention. The speach and convention was covered … Continue reading

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ICCI Convention Schedule

ICCI Convention Schedule By ICCI Their convention is scheduled for this weekend in Des Moines. They do a lot of good work, so if you can, check them out. Here's the schedule for the two day event. Iowa Citizens for … Continue reading

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Iowa Blog Roundup (and other things also)

   Iowa Blog Roundup (and other things also) By Sam Garchik It's been a very hectic week with the convention and all, but I wanted to bring you up to speed on a bunch of different issues and happenings. Courtesy … Continue reading

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ICCI Needs Help Stopping Pro-Factory Farm Bill!

  ICCI Needs Help Stopping Pro-Factory Farm Bill! By Sam Garchik ICCI sent this along to Linda, who passed it on to me. The bill was actually passed, so send your comments on to the guv… Dear CCI member, On … Continue reading

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Clean Elections Makes Progress!

Clean Elections Makes Progress! by Tyler Uetz, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement On Thursday morning, in a special session, Connecticut’s legislature passed Voter-Owned (Clean) Elections for all state elections. This makes Connecticut the first state to pass the measure through … Continue reading

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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Fair Lending Task Force Meets January 20th (and other meetings of interest)

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Fair Lending Task Force Meets January 20th (and other meetings of interest) ICCI The first meeting of CCI's Fair Lending Task Force will be Thursday, January 20th at 6:00 pm.   This new task force … Continue reading

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