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Tag Archives: Covid-19 in Iowa
It’s The Masks, Stupid
Reprinted with permission from the Fall 2020 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The Prairie Progressive is funded entirely by reader subscription, available only in hard copy for $12/yr. Send check to The Prairie Progressive, Box 1945, … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19 in Iowa, mask mandate in Iowa, Reynolds and Covid-19
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300 Iowa Doctors Sign Letter To Reynolds Urging Statewide Face Covering Mandate
Complete statement and list of signatures: https://aprescriptionforiowa.org/ Dear Governor Reynolds, In light of emerging evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of face covering use by the general public in mitigating the spread of COVID-19, we strongly urge you to enforce a … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19 in Iowa, Kim Reynolds, mask mandate in Iowa, physicians letter to Reynolds
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Petition To Kim Reynolds: Return Local Control To School Districts
Click on the image or follow the link to sign the petition. https://www.change.org/p/governor-kim-reynolds-demand-that-governor-reynolds-return-autonomy-to-the-districts-for-return-to-learn Governor Kim Reynolds must rescind her July 17th proclamation which took autonomy away from the districts and mandated that all Iowa school children return to in-person learning … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Covid Kim, Covid-19 in Iowa, Schools opening in Iowa
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Rep. Axne, Iowans Speak Up for Seniors Amid Pandemic
This just in from Progress Iowa: Rep. Cindy Axne, Iowans Speak Up for Seniors Amid Pandemic Coronavirus, Poor Leadership from Gov. Reynolds Reveals Struggles in Care Centers (Des Moines, Iowa) — Thursday, Rep. Cindy Axne, Glenn Hurst, Executive Director of … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Covid-19
Tagged #IA03, Cindy Axne, coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, Covid-19 in Iowa, Iowa seniors, Rep. Cindy Axne
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Theresa Greenfield Leads Joni Ernst In New Poll
Over the weekend, amidst the ongoing pandemic and the #BLM nationwide protests, a new poll was released showing Democrat Theresa Greenfield ahead of Republican Joni Ernst by two points in the race for U.S. Senate. This is within the margin … Continue reading
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Tagged #BLM, Covid-19 in Iowa, Defeat Joni Ernst, Theresa Greenfield for U.S. Senate
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‘This is a potential public health disaster:’
COVID-19 results from TestUtah.com are raising questions (The above 2 lines together make up a headline from Thursday’s Salt Lake Tribune) If the name “TestUtah” seems to ring a bell that may be because Iowa’s governor, Kim Reynolds, was so … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Covid-19, Covid-19 in Iowa, Salt Lake City Tribune, TestUtah, validation
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Progress Iowa: “AskAshton”
Iowans Can Now #AskAshton Matt Sinovic <matt@progressiowa.org> Thu 4/30/2020 10:13 AM For Immediate Release: April 30, 2020 Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0133 Ignored by Gov. Reynolds, Iowans Can Now #AskAshton Progress Iowa launches AskAshton.org, calls upon Iowans to contact the one person Gov. Reynolds … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Ashton Kutcher, Covid-19, Covid-19 in Iowa, University of Iowa
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Iowa Not Ready To Open With Peak Still 2-3 Weeks Away
COVID-19: Is Now the Right Time to Open the State? Governor Reynolds started to loosen the public health measures being used to stop the spread of COVID-19 this week. Even though we all want to re-open our economy and get … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19 in Iowa, Governor Reynolds metrics
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Do This On Earth Day April 22
Action alert from CCI: Eighteen organizations have joined CCI in calling on Governor Reynolds to institute an immediate 6 month moratorium on factory farms to stop public health risks and environmental degradation brought by the factory farm industry. Women’s International … Continue reading
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, Covid-19 in Iowa, Factory farming in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds
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COVID-19 Data Projections For Iowa
UPDATE: The following numbers have changed since this was posted. Please check the Covid19.healthdata.org site for current numbers. Covid19.healthdata.org gathers data and makes projections per state. According to their model, Iowa is 17 days away from peak resource use on … Continue reading