Tag Archives: Iowa GOP

News From The Iowa Statehouse

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Republican controlled legislatures are tearing down this country every bit as much as Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump and the national Republican party. Iowa currently has a trifecta of GOP control. Democrats in Des Moines are fighting hard for humane public … Continue reading →

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More Power Grabbing Bad Ideas From Iowa GOP

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Trish Nelson

http://www.JusticeNotPolitics.org Senator Brad Zaun proposes hostile political takeover of Iowa courts Des Moines, Iowa — Chair of Justice Not Politics, Connie Ryan, issued the following statement in response to Senator Brad Zaun’s unconstitutional legislation (SSB 3181) that would completely politicize Iowa courts, … Continue reading →

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Iowa Republicans Want Republicans To Pick The Judges

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Trish Nelson

If you want to find out what was said on this edition of Iowa Press but you don’t want to spend one more minute of a single day of your life talking yourself down from the anger-produced adrenaline surge that … Continue reading →

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Republicans Must Go

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Trish Nelson

And now a word from the Iowa Senate Democrats

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Iowa GOP, Reynolds, Hubbell, And Grassley

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Highlights of Iowa’s Pulitzer prize winning colunnist Art Cullen’s recent piece in the Storm Lake Times. Read the entire article here.  http://www.stormlake.com/articles/2018/09/26/reynolds-trouble Iowa Republicans, Reynolds, Hubbell, and the first rule of survival “Sexual harassment is the order of the day … Continue reading →

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Will This Labor Day Mark The Beginning Of The End Of The Trump Debacle?

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Huge thanks to Paul Deaton for taking over as BFIA weekday editor for July-August.  Happy Labor Day! “Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Iowa Republicans

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Senate Democrats:  “The 2018 Iowa Republican tax bill (Senate File 2417) will make Iowa’s budget mess permanent in order to give hundreds of millions to wealthy Iowans and out-of-state corporations and individuals.”   Here is a link to the … Continue reading →

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Iowa Becomes Third World Country As GOP Pushes Forced Pregnancy Bill

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Trish Nelson
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Nate Boulton Tells It Like It Is About The Iowa Republican Party

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Nate Boulton issues a call to action and a warning about what is sure to come this legislative session.

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Iowa Republicans Plan To Dismantle IPERS

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Trish Nelson

For the 2018 session, Iowa Republicans already have filed legislation to mess with the retirement of hundreds of thousands of public employees. Senate File 45 would begin to dismantle IPERS and other Iowa public retirement programs by blocking new Iowa … Continue reading →

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