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The Facts About Tax Reform In Iowa

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Trish Nelson

The Facts About Tax Reform In Iowa by Mike Owen Iowa needs to take its fiscal policy off autopilot. This will make taxes more fair to all Iowans, and give them and their elected officials better control of it. Three … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform Update: People Powered Iowa!

Posted on April 14, 2009 by altapricehome

Health Care Reform Update: People Powered Iowa! by Alta L. Price, M.D. and Howard Dean, M.D. Alta Price is a physician practicing Pathology in Davenport, Iowa. One of the original Deaniacs, she stays involved with Democracy for America, Iowa, and … Continue reading →

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Another Kind of Factory Farm in Iowa: Let State Inspectors Into Puppy Mills

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Another Kind of Factory Farm in Iowa: Let State Inspectors Into Puppy Mills Blog for Iowa would like to call your attention to yesterday's post, an article in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof, as background for today's BFIA … Continue reading →

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Animal Rights in Iowa: Do Ethical Obligations Transcend Our Species?

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Animal Rights in Iowa:  Do Ethical Obligations Transcend Our Species? The New York TimesBy Nicholas D. Kristof One of the historical election landmarks last year had nothing to do with race or the presidency. Rather, it had to do with … Continue reading →

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Gronstal Calls Out “Iowans For Tax Relief” For… Opposing Tax Relief

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Gronstal Calls Out “Iowans For Tax Relief” For… Opposing Tax Relief? iowasenatenews.comYouTube.comAt a news conference at the Iowa Statehouse, Senate Leader Mike Gronstal of Council Bluffs challeneged “Iowans for Tax Relief” to support the Iowa Middle Class Tax Cut put … Continue reading →

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Great Day for Iowa! Hate Loses!

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Great Day for Iowa! Hate Loses! Fair-minded Legislators stand strong: BIG win for Iowans! Resisting divisive attempts by the extreme right, the Iowa House blocked movement on a Constitutional amendment that aimed to take away the freedom to marry in … Continue reading →

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Call to Action: Don’t Let The Haters Bully Us re Gay Marriage!

Posted on April 9, 2009 by bfialindathieman

Call to Action: Don't Let The Haters Bully Us re Gay Marriage! You've probably received a robocall from Iowa's former Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson about One Iowa's campaign to fight the lobbyists/haters who are trying to bully the Iowa legislature … Continue reading →

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Recession 101 in a Right-to-Work State: Business Alone Cannot Save Iowa

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Recession 101 in a Right-to-Work State: Business Alone Cannot Save Iowa by Gerald Reese The Progressive Cedar Valley Voices Project  –  in the West Branch Times, is a citizen response to state Rep. Jeff Kaufmann’s column during the legislative session.Iowa, … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform Update: Rural Health Care and Primary Care Physician Shortage in Iowa

Posted on April 7, 2009 by altapricehome

Health Care Reform Update: Rural Health Care and Primary Care Physician Shortage in Iowa by Alta L. Price, M.D. The Commonwealth Fund, “a private foundation working toward a high performance health system,” publishes a handy Washington Health Policy Week in … Continue reading →

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Are CAFOs Bringing Superbugs To Iowa?

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Are CAFOs Bringing Superbugs To Iowa? Enemies of the People by Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director [Note from BFIA:  We knew that superbugs (antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria) are getting to be a big health problem, and we knew that … Continue reading →

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