Tag Archives: Iowa legislative session 2023

Nebraska State Rep Fighting Back Against Anti-Trans Legislation

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh about her plan to filibuster the rest of the state legislative session unless her Republican colleagues move on from their anti-trans legislation to more relevant governmental matters. 

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What Bad GOP Bills Will Survive?

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox – Sign up for the Iowa House Democrats’ Weekly Update here.  Follow Iowa House Dems on Facebook and Twitter. BLUE STATEHOUSE ALERT LIVE ON FEBRUARY 28 We apologize to those who tried to join via Facebook Live … Continue reading →

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Senator Izaah Knox Fighting For Iowans

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Trish Nelson

First-term State Senator Izaah Knox (Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate) is the only member of the Iowa Senate in the Black Legislative Caucus. Senator Knox is hard at work fighting for racial justice and affordability for Iowans in his district … Continue reading →

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Stop Eminent Domain By Pipeline Profiteers

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from  Momentum is building to stop the use of eminent domain by pipeline profiteers. How do we know? Check out this new bill introduced in the Iowa House today that has the support of 22 Republicans. Our job … Continue reading →

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How You Can Help Stop The Don’t Say Gay/Don’t Say Trans Bill

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Today is the beggining of the 7th week of the legislative session and just saw introduction of 14th anti-LGBTQ bill. There are a large number of bills at various stages of the process but one thing is clear: the education focused … Continue reading →

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House Democratic Leader Says There is Still Time To Change Course

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Let’s Make Iowa a Welcoming Place We’re now just over a month into the legislative session. While a handful of bills have been approved, there’s still a lot of time to get some good things done. There are a host … Continue reading →

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Iowa Sierra Club Carbon Pipeline Legislative Update

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Trish Nelson

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In Depth: Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand Talks Vouchers

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Watch this podcast. Fifteen minutes is all you need. Bob Leonard: What is [the voucher bill] going to mean for taxpayers? Rob Sand: “Open season on private entities spending your tax dollars with no oversight… So there’s rules on what … Continue reading →

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What To Do On Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Trish Nelson

This Valentine’s Day spend the evening with House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst. This week we’ll be spreading some love and making sure all Iowans know they are welcome here! Register for the discussion on ZOOM at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdO-rqj8pGdK0U5YiP6aD-GJvhJNX65B7 Watch live on … Continue reading →

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Watch Live Debate On Public School Funding

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa House Democrats’ Monday update: FUNDING FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: DEBATE TUESDAY MORNING (2/7) Iowa Democrats believe in strong public schools for every kid. This session, Democratic lawmakers are proposing a new $267 million investment in public … Continue reading →

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