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Tag Archives: Branstad administration
Branstad’s Medicaid Debacle Moves Forward
Iowa Democrats are attempting damage control, but Branstad’s corporatization of Medicaid is yet another sad tale of what happens when Republicans get too much power. State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City gave her opening remarks today regarding SF 2213, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Iowa legislature 2016, medicaid expansion
Tagged Branstad administration, Iowa Medicaid, Iowa Senate Democrats
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ALEC Chosen As Iowa’s New House Speaker
Oops – that is, former ALEC chair Linda Upmeyer chosen as new Iowa House Speaker. But they are pretty much interchangeable. She and ALEC founding father Terry Branstad will make a formidable team that will work hard for corporations, privatization … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Budget
Tagged ALEC in Iowa, Branstad administration, Iowa House, Iowa Speaker, Linda Upmeyer
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People of Iowa: Keep Iowa Mental Health Institutes Open
There is a petition on change.org to prevent the Branstad administration and the legislature from closing the doors of two of Iowa’s mental health institutions. It needs 725 signatures to reach 5,000. http://www.change.org People of Iowa: Keep Iowa MHIs Open … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa legislature 2015
Tagged Branstad administration, Iowa Mental Health Institutes, Iowa MHIs
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Will Iowa’s Contaminated Drinking Water Lead To Statewide Public Health Crisis?
Citizens for a Healthy Iowa Elections matter – and the 2014 election results could mean disaster for efforts to clean up & protect Iowa’s rivers, lakes & streams …. our sources of clean drinking water. Senator-Elect Joni Ernst has said … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Branstad, Environment, Environment Iowa, Factory Farms (CAFOs)
Tagged Branstad administration, clean water in Iowa, EPA, Iowa water contamination, joni ernst
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Can’t We Just Say The Branstad Administration Is Corrupt?
It’s not mismanagement. It’s not incompetence. It’s corruption. Iowans need to wise up about Governor Branstad. Listen to Senator Hogg explain how things are. “Why is the Assistant Director of the Iowa law Enforcement Academy, Mike Quinn, who has committed … Continue reading
Branstad Using Religion To Get Votes
This is just plain weird.
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Is Branstad Administration Illegally Pressuring Judges?
Senate.Iowa.gov State Senator Bill Dotzler, co-chair of the Joint Economic Development Subcommittee, presented evidence at a Statehouse news conference focusing on the actions of Iowa Workforce Development Director Teresa Wahlert. Dotzler said the evidence shows that Wahlert is improperly pressuring … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad
Tagged Branstad administration, Iowa workforce development, Teresa Wahlert, Unemployment benefits
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