Category Archives: Iowa Legislature

ACLU Scorecard For The Iowa Legislature

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Dave Bradley

  We received a scorecard in the mail from the ACLU of Iowa rating Iowa’s legislative members’ votes on issues that the ACLU deemed important concerning civil liberties. Since most of the legislature is running for their respective seats, this … Continue reading →

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Judiciary Debacle Makes Me Up My Donations

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Watching the debacle taking place in our nation’s capitol Thursday tells me that we must not let Republicans win this year. Not at the national level, but also at the state level where they have restricted voting and will probably … Continue reading →

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Preparing For Fall Campaigns – Kevin Kinney

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Paul Deaton

The last week of August signals the end of summer. As school begins and the season wraps into the Labor Day weekend, political campaigns retool for a push to close the deal with the electorate. Maybe readers didn’t know negotiations … Continue reading →

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2018 Iowa Legislature In Review

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Paul Deaton

Spirit of Citizenship 2018 2018 Legislature in Review By State Senator Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids Find bills at http://www.legis.iowa.gov More Damage to Iowa’s Working Families, Health Care, Women’s Health, Seniors, Students, Public Safety, and Natural Resources After the devastation … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Medicaid Toothache

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Paul Deaton

I worked as an admissions clerk at the University of Iowa Dental Clinic after graduate school. We saw patients from all around Iowa — wealthy patients with private insurance, indigents with limited means, and everyone in between. Anyone who came … Continue reading →

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Laura Liegois For House District 91

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Muscatine county has an exciting candidate for representative to the Iowa statehouse in Laura Liegois. House District 91 is in southeastern Iowa entirely within Muscatine county. District 91’s current person at the state house does not really represent the people … Continue reading →

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Putting Iowans First

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Focus On Improving Lives for Everyday Iowans (From the Iowa Senate Democrats) DES MOINES – Democratic lawmakers outlined their new plan today called Putting Iowans First.  The plan was developed by lawmakers to keep the 2018 session focused on improving … Continue reading →

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Part 2: June 5 Oversight Meeting On The Failure To Protect Children At Risk Of Abuse

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Bobby Kaufmann takes refuge from those who disagree with him in big displays of anger.   Is this what they are taught to do at ALEC meetings?  ICYMI, scroll down to view Part 1.

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After This Legislative Session, Iowa Need A New Slogan

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Most folks may be surprised to find out Iowa has a state slogan. To be honest, finding the state slogan is not that easy to do. A simple google search finds multiple slogans that seem to be in play. There … Continue reading →

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Colin Gordon: What’s The Matter With Iowa?

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Dave Bradley

U of Iowa Professor Colin Gordon wrote a story in Dissent Magazine that many of us have been wondering about out loud. That is simply “What’s The Matter With Iowa?” Following perhaps the strangest election ever in Iowa, Republicans took … Continue reading →

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