Tag Archives: Iowa

AFSCME To Endorse Rob Sand For Iowa Governor

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Trish Nelson

AFSCME Council 61 to Announce Endorsement of Rob Sand for Iowa Governor DES MOINES, IOWA — AFSCME Council 61 will hold an endorsement event on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at 2000 Walker Street in Des Moines, where … Continue reading →

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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Clean Water)

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Trish Nelson

  From At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast: attheiowafarmtable.substack.com/this-is-why-we-cant-have-clean-water “The fact that we’ve engineered the landscape in order to move water out of the ground quickly is called tiling. Tile is pipe 4 feet below the surface. That tile is … Continue reading →

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Campaign 2026: Beware Of Dirty Tricks

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Trish Nelson

I’m aware of the redundancy of saying “beware of dirty tricks” while we already have a convicted felon occupying the White House engaging in impeachable, lawless behavior on a daily basis. No wonder the party sacrificed the waffley Joni Ernst … Continue reading →

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Can You Restart A Closed Nuclear Reactor?

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From the July 2025 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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Urgent Action Requested: Save Iowa History

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Sign the petition The Issue SAVE IOWA HISTORY! RALLY to KEEP State Historical Society of Iowa’s research facility in Iowa City OPEN! Restore Funding for the State Historical Society of Iowa Libraries and Archives. Keep physical records of Iowa history … Continue reading →

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#NOKINGS Day In A Conservative Iowa Town

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Trish Nelson

I still think Substacks are no substitute for newspapers but there are some great writers there and it is an excellent information source beyond headlines and Tweets and podcasts. At the same time the posts are easily shareable on those … Continue reading →

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Iowans To Chuck Grassley: “Where is Congress?”

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Trish Nelson

While Chuck was inside trying to defend his conservative credentials because his constituents are really Trump and Musk, the folks outside who think they are the real constituents are shouting “traitor!”  Why did Grassley voluntarily point out to the room … Continue reading →

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JASPER COUNTY SUPERVISORS GUT WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Was very sorry to see this:  JASPER COUNTY SUPERVISORS GUT WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES JASPER COUNTY, IA – In a shameful move, the Jasper County Board of Supervisors has made the decision to strip public employees of nearly all … Continue reading →

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STATEMENT: Gov. Reynolds Ignores Needs of Iowans

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Dave Bradley

In Condition of State Address Once again we turn this page over to our friends at Progress Iowa for their succinct analysis of the State of the State from Governor Reynolds. Yet again Reynolds falls for Iowa. Parker Williamson, Press … Continue reading →

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Interchange Yet No Bridge

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Paul Deaton

It has been no secret the interchange between Interstates 80 and 380 near Coralville needed improvement. It has long been one of the most crash-prone places in the state of Iowa. Commenced in 2018, the infrastructure project to reconstruct it … Continue reading →

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