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Health Care Reform Update: Senator Tom Harkin Lends a Hand for Health Care by Alta Price On Saturday, March 14, 2009, Senator Tom Harkin spoke at St. Ambrose University on how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (economic stimulus package) … Continue reading →

WHO-Radio's Jan Mickelson And Jerome Corsi Team Up To Spread Obama Disinformation  Iowa IndependentBy Jason Hancock[Note from BFIA:  The problem is, people actually believe this stuff…]Conspiracy theories were the order of the day for conservative radio host Jan Mickelson Wednesday … Continue reading →

The Iowa White House Forum on Health Reform, Des Moines, Iowa, March 23, 2009 Iowa Department of Public Health The Iowa White House Forum on Health Reform will bring together Iowans who have a stake in our health care system … Continue reading →

GOP Has Reason To Fear Fairness Doctrine Don't Fear Fairness Doctrine by Nicholas JohnsonBlog for Iowa is committed to reform of the broken media and in that spirit, we've recently posted a fair amount of our own commentary as well … Continue reading →

Harkin, Grassley and Loebsack Can Help Schools Opt For Artificial Hormone-Free Milk by Caitlin Seeley Got Milk?  Got *Safe* Milk? While the ads with celebrities sporting milk mustaches would have us believe that all milk is created equal, it is … Continue reading →

A Step In The Correct Direction For Talk Radio In Iowa Recently, BFIA reported on the status of talk radio in Iowa and discovered that it is dominated by conservative talk (see Conservative Talk Radio in Iowa – How Much … Continue reading →

Enact the Medicaid Family Planning State Option Protect Health Care for Women and Families in Iowa  The following is a guest column by Judy Waxman, Vice President of Health & Reproductive Rights at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC).  Prior … Continue reading →

Iowa Senate Agriculture Committee Caves in to Factory Farm Industry iowacci.org Note from BFIA:  We like a good porkburger as much as the next person, but that does not mean we think the Iowa Pork Producers should get to have … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update:  Tell Senator Grassley Iowans Want A Public Health Insurance Plan Option by Alta L. Price, M.D.Last week President Obama hosted a high level health care reform summit at the White House that brought together members of … Continue reading →

Take The Broadcaster Freedom (To Monopolize Our Airwaves) Act Out Of The DC Voting Rights Bill This really happened.  Read carefully.Last month, Blog for Iowa reported on the GOP's most recent Rovesque trick play, code-named the “Broadcaster Freedom Act” (ha-ha).  … Continue reading →