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Category Archives: Kim Reynolds
Two Stories Of Note From Progress Iowa
We would like to tip our hats to the folks over at Progress Iowa for bringing these stories to our attention. This is what watchdog groups are supposed to do. As many may recall our current governor accepted airplane rides … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Kim Reynolds, Medicare, Progress Iowa
Tagged drug prices, insulin, negotiating medicare drugs
Here We Go Again
A little over a month ago, Department of Human Services head Jerry Foxhoven resigned his position apparently in lieu of being terminated. Once again Iowa’s Governor Kim Reynolds acts as if the state government is her own little company and … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Foxhoven resignation, Jerry Foxhoven, privatized medicaid
Does Reynolds Know What She Is Doing?
Based on Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ dismissal of the head of the Iowa Department of Human Services, Jerry Foxhoven, last week, it is very easy to conclude that she doesn’t. Since the departure of Terry Branstad, Reynolds basically seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Kim Reynolds
Tagged incompetence, Jerry Foxhoven, privatized medicaid
Iowa Drops In “Best State” Poll
Well, that didn’t last long – from 2018: (1.5 minutes) Healthcare Education Economy Opportunity Infrastructure Crime & Correction Fiscal Stability Quality of Life Iowa 2019. (#14) 20 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Kim Reynolds, Republican Policy
Tagged best state rankings, Iowa
2 Comments
Meanwhile In Des Moines Citizens Get Screwed
Republicans tell university students: Come live in Iowa’s university cities, but you don’t get to vote there. Who can be surprised that Republicans in the Iowa legislature passed a bill out of committee that would restrict university students from voting … Continue reading
War As A Campaign Strategy And Other Thoughts
One of the recent unwritten rules of an incumbent Republican president running for re-election is that they must have a war for Americans to rally around. It must be a war they are almost certain to win. They must control … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Kim Reynolds
Tagged IPERS, Mick Mulvaney, property tax backfill, shutdown
Reynolds Misses The Mark By A Country Mile
Email from Adam Mason with Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement on their view of Kim Reynold’s “State of the State” Address last Tuesday: I just finished watching Gov. Kim Reynolds deliver her second Condition of the State address. Here’s our … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Iowa legislature 2019, Kim Reynolds, Republican Policy
Tagged state of the state
1 Comment
Why Condemn King Now?
A 3 minute videos from just before the midterm election. At that time King was a campaign co-chair for Kim Reynolds. Reynolds refused to disavow King at that time. She won with votes from King’s district. Political opportunism, anyone? We … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Joni Ernst, Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Steve King
Tagged racism
What Is This Woman Thinking?
video 30 seconds: It is not my custom to run an ad for a Republican candidate but this one just cries out for analysis. It would be hard to do analysis without viewing the object to be analyzed. So forgive … Continue reading
Next Week Brings Absentee Voting And Gubernatorial Debates
Things get real next week folks. Absentee voting begins next week here in Iowa. This year besides just being an opportunity to vote early, absentee voting also gives us the chance to verify that our registration is valid under the … Continue reading