Tag Archives: Miller-Meeks

Give Me A Receipt For That Tariff!

Just a short thought on a summer’s day before school starts. Now that tariffs are beginning to be nearly fully implemented I would call on retailers and restaurants and online stores (How about you, Amazon?) to add a line item … Continue reading

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1st District Town Hall and Roundtable – Muscatine July 29th

July 29th, 6-7:30 at Musser Public Library in Muscatine Join us for a powerful community conversation on how Rep. Miller-Meeks’ and Senator Joni Ernst’s vote for the Republican Tax Law hurts Iowa families. Hear from local leaders, healthcare workers, and … Continue reading

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She  Runs Because She Knows She Is Wrong

1 minute: Many of you have already seen the short video of Iowa’s first district congress member, Marionette Miller-Meeks, running like a scared rabbit from a man with a recorder who is trying to ask her questions. If you did … Continue reading

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Urgent Action Alert: IA-01 Call Miller-Meeks Today

Action alert from Indivisible – This week, behind closed doors in Washington DC, House Republicans are meeting in private to decide how many millions of Americans they’ll kick off Medicaid — all to fund tax cuts that make billionaires even … Continue reading

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Miller-Meeks Rigs Her Own Tele-Town Hall / Iowa May Day Events

This post has been updated. Scroll doown. Happy May Day! I hope you can get out today to attend a local event.  Here is a link to May Day events in Iowa. Just for the record the photo to the … Continue reading

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Watch Miller-Meeks Narrowly Escape Having To Answer Question

Defending the indefensible is no easy task even for cold-hearted Republicans.  IA-01 Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks escaped by taking off like a bat out of hell down the hall to the nearest exit. Enjoy!

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April 22: Miller-Meeks Town Hall: Will She Show?

  One can certainly bet that “Representative” Miller-Meeks will once again show her disdain for those who are her constituents and blow off a town hall scheduled to try to get her to make a live appearance in front of … Continue reading

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Dear Iowa Press No Follow-Ups = No Democracy

In today’s post I am not trying to pick on the Daily Iowan in particular. They are an award winning college newspaper. They frequently do a good job, sometimes better than other publications. But an interview with Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks … Continue reading

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Iowa Congressional Double-Talker Of The Year Award

From the September 2024 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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Normalization Of The Crazy

Public polling before the primary showed Democrat Christina Bohannan with an edge over Mariannette Miller-Meeks, within the margin of error. In her first match up with the Iowa City Democrat, Miller-Meeks won easily, 162,947 to 142,173. Erosion of her margin … Continue reading

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