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Ethics Complaint Filed Against Iowa House Agriculture Committee Chair Citing Conflict Of Interest iowacci.org A formal ethics complaint, signed by 125 members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI), was filed Feb. 24 at the State Capitol against Representative Dolores … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Cover The Uninsured Week March 22-28 by Alta L. Price, M.D. Cover the Uninsured Week is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is a great annual opportunity to hold local health care reform … Continue reading →

American Progress.Org Note from BFIA:  All of the italics in the following excerpt from American Progress are ours. Despite the dramatic expansion of viewing and listening options for consumers today, traditional radio remains one of the most widely used media … Continue reading →

Hannity And FOX Egging On Rants Against Obama News Hounds“We Watch Fox So You Don't Have To”The “fair and balanced” folks at FOX News are seeking opinions of President Obama's housing plan, but only from those who want to go … Continue reading →

GOP Tries to Censor Free Speech While Pretending They Are For It As usual, the GOP, having nothing else to offer, is busy distorting issues.  In this case, they are attempting to turn upside-down the meaning of the Fairness Doctrine.  … Continue reading →

Ask Senator Grassley Today Why He Voted Against 37,000 Jobs For Iowa Grassley.senate.gov/blog[Today] is the last day of my weeklong travels to 24 counties meeting with Iowans at businesses, schools and town hall meetings.  I’ll be in Clinton, Maquoketa, Monticello … Continue reading →

 Iowans Applaud Legislature For Protecting Consumers Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Individual Iowans are one step closer to having needed protections against certain types of consumer fraud, as the legislature moved two critical bills out of committee this week at … Continue reading →

Democracy for America Activist/Organizer/Campaign Training Coming to Des Moines Feb. 28-March 1 – Sign Up Here! Register Today For the Training! Democracy for America Training AcademyFebruary 28-March 1, 2009DMACC Urban/Des Moines Campus Register on this site (left sidebar) or go … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Mental Health Parity in Iowa by Alta L. Price, M.D.Although I am excited about the potential for health care reform at the federal level this year, we need to do what we can on the state … Continue reading →

Mr. President, Where Are We Going? The Obstructed View:  Random Thoughts From An Idle Mind by Sam OsborneNelson D. Schwartz, in Sunday's New York Times, wrote that job losses pose a threat to worldwide stability, and we in the United … Continue reading →