Category Archives: Iowa Legislature

Iowa Legislators Obfuscate the Risks of Nuclear Power

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Whether we admit it or not, nuclear reactors have had things go wrong with them consistently over the years. We know the names of the biggest failures, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and now Fukushima. There are others where the reactor … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Redistricting-itis

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Redistricting-itis by Paul DeatonReady or not, the political redistricting process begins anew with the release of the first Iowa maps by the Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission this morning. By 10:00 AM there were already 83 articles on the topic … Continue reading →

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An Iowa Attorney Responds to the Nuclear Power Bill

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Paul Deaton

An Iowa Attorney Responds to the Nuclear Power Bill by Wally Taylor [Editor's Note: Wally Taylor is counsel to the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club and he presented this analysis to the Iowa Senate Commerce Subcommittee Meeting on SF … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Legislative Hope for Local Food

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Legislative Hope for Local Food by Paul Deaton Senate File 441 is an act providing for a local food and farm program initiative that also makes appropriations to fund a local food and farm program council. A coordinator would … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Best Days are Ahead

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Best Days are Ahead by Paul DeatonReaders won't find a lot of coverage of the Republican campaigns to win the August Presidential straw poll on Blog for Iowa. The corporate media will cover them ad nauseum, and there is … Continue reading →

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Legislative Forum in North Liberty, Iowa

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Legislative Forum in North Liberty, Iowa by Paul DeatonSixty percent of Johnson County's state legislators showed up for the League of Women Voters forum at the Gerdin Conference Center at the North Liberty Community Center Saturday morning. As is often … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the eleventh week … Continue reading →

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Iowa's MidAmerican Energy Admits Cost of New Nuclear Reactors

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's MidAmerican Energy Admits Cost of New Nuclear Reactors by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: This is second in a series of posts on the financial impacts to rate payers of MidAmerican Energy's proposal for nuclear power in Iowa.] It took … Continue reading →

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Iowa Legislature Likes Borlaug, Not Jobs

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Leave it to the Iowa’s 84th General Assembly to come up with another way to miss the point that Iowans need jobs. I am referring to House Joint Resolution 16 which resolved to remove James Harlan’s likeness from Statuary Hall … Continue reading →

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Iowa Open for Wealth Transfer to Warren Buffet

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa Open for Wealth Transfer to Warren Buffet by Paul Deaton The nuclear power bills in the Iowa legislature, HF 561 and SF 390 are not as much about electricity as they are about serving a corporate agenda of transferring … Continue reading →

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