Category Archives: Iowa legislature 2023

State Legislature Hoodwinked by Fraudulent Bankruptcy

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Dave Bradley

We received this email from Accountable Iowa Thursday. This story feels so important that I decided to pass it on: Last month, we told you about a plot by an out-of-state insurance company to force an Iowa clinic into a fraudulent … Continue reading →

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AGs Want To Cross State Lines To Prosecute Abortions

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Freedom in America? It looks like the extremist Republican MAGA Party has a plan to end that.   Below is the highlights of the Rachel Maddow Show from Monday night. The first highlight is a short synopsis of how the … Continue reading →

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Iowa Moves To The Early 20th Century

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(11 minutes) Iowa took the national spotlight Tuesday. Getting the national spotlight these days usually involve doing something truly outrageous. Frequently these days the national spotlight belongs to Donald Trump’s insane statements or statements from Republicans taking us down to … Continue reading →

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Reynolds Call Special Session To Cut Iowans Rights

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Got this email from Progress Iowa Wednesday afternoon July 5th. Certainly the the irony that Independence Day was just the day before was not lost on most of those who received this email: Just when you thought she couldn’t sink … Continue reading →

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Graduation 2023 In Iowa And Other Red States

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Dave Bradley

A story that got a little bit of notice a couple of weeks ago had to do with young college graduate Iowans leaving the state to go elsewhere for employment. This is hardly a new trend. As we have noted … Continue reading →

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School Voucher Law Yet Another Far Right Scam

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Comments on school voucher bill from January (2:30): As if anyone should be surprised, the law granting vouchers to parents sending their children to private schools appears to be turning into a scam that will take tax dollars from Iowa’s … Continue reading →

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Observations Of The Iowa Legislative Session

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Dave Bradley

In short, it stunk. I will just pass on a couple of observations. Over at the Iowa Capital Dispatch Kathie O’Bradovich calls the most recent sessions “small.” She then goes on to explain:  We heard from Republican lawmakers that the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Republican Of The Week Edition

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Inequality Media (Robert Reich) 2 minutes: Who will it be? Clarence Thomas for his work is demonstrating how underpaid Supreme Court justices are and how they must take on extra work (such as being an NFT) to make ends meet? … Continue reading →

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Child Labor And Wage Theft: Labor In Iowa

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Iowa has been the center of negative national attention this legislative session for many egregious act, not the least of which is changing child labor laws to put kids to work earlier, in more dangerous situations and for longer hours. … Continue reading →

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Thank You, March For Our Lives And Iowa WTF

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Dave Bradley

1 minute: We here at blogforiowa would like to extend our thanks and admiration for the young people that stood up to the Republican controlled legislature after Republicans passed yet another insane bill that puts more guns into wider circulation. … Continue reading →

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