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To Those Tinkering With Voting

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Like in every year since 2017, when Republicans gained majorities in both chambers of the Iowa legislature, there is a voting bill this session, House Study Bill 697. A person could set their clock by this behavior. The impact of … Continue reading →

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Iowa Can Do Better

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From the December 2023 edition of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter.  The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription, available in hard copy for $15/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. Click here for archived … Continue reading →

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Watch This Week’s Blue Statehouse Alert Live

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Trish Nelson

We were tempted to post Bobby Kaufmann embarrassing himself but why waste perfectly good blog space on a state rep. at an extreme right wing event giving the finger to people who disagree with him. Was that on the taxpayer … Continue reading →

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Choosing Those Who Believe In Reality

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Dave Bradley

As the country careens toward the end of the election season, Iowa is literally careening toward the vary dubious (and preventable) mark of over 100,000 of its citizens having been infected. That is over 3% and growing fast. Of those … Continue reading →

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Simple And Easy Change Or Voter Suppression?

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Paul Deaton

As chair of the Iowa House State Government Committee, Representative Bobby Kaufmann was quick to get out into the newspapers in his district to explain the last minute dealings regarding voting process as the second session of the 88th Iowa … Continue reading →

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Democrat Calls Out Kaufmann

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Trish Nelson
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Prairie Progressive – Withered And Whining

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Paul Deaton

Reprinted with permission from the Fall 2018 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. Bobby Kaufmann is not a victim. He may be an aggrieved party from time to time, but victim? No. His latest grievance was expressed … Continue reading →

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Is The IPERS Cake Baked?

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Paul Deaton

The Cedar Rapids Gazette was sitting on the break room table last week at the home, farm and auto supply store, open to an article about IPERS, Iowa’s public employee retirement plan. Written by Matt Sinovic of Progress Iowa, the … Continue reading →

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The Prairie Progressive Kaufmann Watch

Posted on April 19, 2017 by bfiaguestwriter

  Reprinted with permission from the Spring 2017 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter.   by Prairie Dog Bobby Kaufmann, Iowa House District 73, consistently presents himself as a moderate Republican. “Just the fact that I have … Continue reading →

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The Prairie Progressive Kaufmann Watch

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the Spring 2017 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. by Prairie Dog Bobby Kaufmann, Iowa House District 73, consistently presents himself as a moderate Republican. “Just the fact that I have a great … Continue reading →

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