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Category Archives: Iowa in the News
Our Second Priority: Media Reform
If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, is there sound? If 300,000 war protesters march on Washington and no one sees it on TV, is there an anti-war movement? As … Continue reading
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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement to House Leaders: ENOUGH!
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement to House Leaders: ENOUGH! iowacci.orgMembers of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) are calling for House leaders Kevin McCarthy and Pat Murphy to remove Dolores Mertz as Chair of the House Agriculture Committee due to … Continue reading
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Kos: Grassley Vulnerable to Vilsack Challenge
Kos: Grassley Vulnerable to Vilsack Challenge by Kos, Daily KosFollowing the assumption that it is never too early to discuss the NEXT election, Markos, over at Daily Kos, has compiled this information for those of us who are interested in … Continue reading
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Iowa Colleges Attract Young People But Cannot Retain Grads
Iowa Colleges Attract Young People But Cannot Retain Grads Generation IowaA report last week out of Generation Iowa suggests that Iowa's great brain drain is not a thing of the past.The state of Iowa is faced with a difficult mismatch … Continue reading
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The Long Good-Bye to the Des Moines Register
The Long Good-Bye to the Des Moines Register by Trish Nelson By now you've heard the news about the dozens of Des Moines Register staff lay-offs that occurred on Wednesday, including Brian Duffy, award-winning editorial cartoonist and, according to Iowa … Continue reading
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Postville, Iowa: A Humanitarian Crisis
Postville, Iowa: A Humanitarian Crisis Well, I guess I've ignored this story long enough. It apparently is getting very little coverage in Iowa, although recently the New York Times looked in.Blog for Iowa first covered the problems over at Agriprocessors … Continue reading
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Native American March Set for This Morning in Sioux City
Native American March Set for This Morning in Sioux City Sioux City JournalThis morning, the sixth annual Native American Memorial March is set to take place. Frank LaMere, local Native American activist, said marching from South Sioux City, Nebraska, to … Continue reading
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Iowa House: District 1 – Democrat Whitead Survives Recount
Iowa House: District 1 – Democrat Whitead Survives Recount by Bret Hayworth, Sioux City Journal[Last night], the three-man Woodbury County Recount Board finished two days of poring over more than 12,200 ballots from 10 city precincts by hand and machine, … Continue reading
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Iowa House: Jubilation in Progressive Community as Rants Faces Demotion
Iowa House: Jubilation in Progressive Community as Rants Faces Demotion by Linda ThiemanIt’s been a tough couple of years for Christopher Rants (R-Sioux City). First, the Republicans lose control of the Iowa House and Rants loses his position as speaker, … Continue reading
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Who Pays Iowa Taxes?
Who Pays Iowa Taxes? Iowa Fiscal PartnershipLower-income non-elderly households in Iowa pay a much greater share of their meager incomes in state and local taxes than higher-income families pay.Lower-income non-elderly households in Iowa pay a disproportionate share of their income … Continue reading
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