Tag Archives: Iowa Legislature 2024

No Immunity For Pesticide Companies

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Chemical Companies Must be Held Accountable for Pesticide Injury HSB737 and SF2412 are advancing in the Iowa House and Senate. NOW is the time to contact your Lawmakers and ask them to oppose this bill. Background: A bill that would … Continue reading →

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Iowa Republicans Say To Hell With Public Libraries

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Trish Nelson

UPDATE: My state senator Janice Weiner said the bill’s author, Sen Jesse Green pulled the bill. She expects it will return in another form, still bad. You can write to  Jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov and to other members of the subcommittee – Senators  … Continue reading →

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Reynolds’ AEA Bill Would Reduce Funding For Special Ed

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Sharing this because not everyone is on Facebook. Here are the links to follow statehouse Democrats on Facebook and Twitter if you like.  Also, Iowans can log on to legis.iowa.gov to watch live streams of legislative action, including committee meetings … Continue reading →

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Legislative Goals For The Greater Good

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Editor’s Note: This post was written by Mike Jacobsen who is an Iowa County Democrat. It is full of the kind of hope and common sense Democrats have in abundance. The post is published on Blog for Iowa with permission … Continue reading →

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It’s Been A Year Since Dobbs

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Dave Bradley

11 minutes: While we did have a midterm election last November and Dobbs was a major factor in that election, it is possible that the electorate had yet at that time absorbed what the full effect of the Dobbs decision … Continue reading →

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