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Tag Archives: Tom Vilsack
Vilsack: Infrastructure Bill An “Opportunity For Wealth That Stays In Rural Communities”
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement following passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. Congress. The bill will now go to President Biden for his signature. “This is a transformative, historic investment for America … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, agriculture, BBB, BIF, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, Build Back Better, farming, iowa farming, Rural Iowa, Tom Vilsack
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Must See Video: Tom Vilsack Keynote Address At Boone County Democracy Ball
This is an important speech by Governor Tom Vilsack where he discusses (1) how today is not unlike twenty years ago, (2) what Democratic leadership is, and (3) how Democrats win in 2018. This speech illustrates how a mild mannered … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Election 2018, Iowa Democrats, Tom Vilsack
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Opioids: A Conjured Crisis
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack scolded the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine about opioid abuse on Friday. The institution is not doing enough to train its soon-to-be health professionals on an opioid abuse epidemic that claims thousands of … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability
Tagged Addiction, economic sustainability, Methland, Opiod Abuse, sustainability, Tom Vilsack
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Vilsack – Grassley Tussle For Senate?
Speculation may have been spurred last night on Iowa Press when former governor and current US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said he would not rule out putting his name on a ballot again. From the radioiowa news story: Former … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley, Hillary Clinton, Roxanne Conlin
Tagged Tom Vilsack
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Vilsack's Energy Policy Legacy
Does Tom Vilsack’s 2007 consulting agreement with MidAmerican Energy matter any more? It does, but not in the way conservative pundits characterized it, as a form of political corruption, after President Obama appointed Vilsack to his current job as secretary … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged biofuels, coal fired power plants, Iowa nuclear plant, Iowa renewable energy, MidAmerican Energy, natural gas fired power plants, nuclear abolition, nuclear energy, nuclear power, Nuclear power in Muscatine County, Nuclear power legislation, renewable energy, Tom Vilsack
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The Prairie Progressive 2012 Honor Roll
Summertime Murmur: Prairie Dog’s 2012 Honor Roll Amanda Coyne launched a sizzling career in investigative journalism after moving from Iowa City to Alaska. With her husband Tony Hopfinger, Coyne plunged into the politics of Big Oil in Alaska, covering a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska Dispatch, Iowa Republicans For Freedom, marriage equality, prairie progressive, Prairie Progressive 2012 Honor Roll, Tom Vilsack
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