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Throughout the session, usually on Fridays and Saturdays, state legislators hold short meetings (or “coffees”) with constituents in their home districts. This is an important space to engage with your...
View Article2019 Iowa Legislative Preview
On Monday, 150 state legislators descend on Des Moines for the 2019 legislative session. And over the next 110 days they will introduce, consider, debate, and pass policies that impact us all in every...
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Reynolds misses the mark by a country mile
I just finished watching Gov. Kim Reynolds deliver her second Condition of the State address.Here’s our take: She missed the truth by a country mile with an address filled with falsehoods and...
View ArticleMore power grabs from utility companies are on the way
Iowa’s two largest, for-profit, monopoly energy utilities, MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy, are at it again. There are already two greedy utility power-grab proposals in the works at the Iowa...
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Weekly Update: Feb. 22, 2019
What a week! Yesterday, I got to spend the day with 75 clean water fighters at the Capitol. It was great to stand beside so many people, from across the state, to lobby for our shared future. Our big...
View ArticleWeekly Update: March 8 – First Funnel!
The first funnel frenzy at the Iowa Statehouse has passed.Today marks the deadline when a bill must pass out of at least one committee to be eligible for further debate. That means many of our People...
View ArticleHow can we use the caucuses to push for what we need?
We’re getting a bad case of caucus fever! Here’s why: we as Iowans have more power than anyone in the country to make bold policy solutions politically possible. For the next year, the eyes of the...
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How did your legislator vote on the new Ag-gag bill?
Take a look at the voting records from the House and the Senate:
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Weekly Update for March 22, 2019
Ways to take action for clean water, climate action, and racial justice in Iowa Happy Spring! That means warmer weather, more rain (and flooding), and more debate at the Iowa Statehouse. Our hearts go...
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Weekly Update for March 29, 2019
It’s been a BIG WEEK! Monday, leaders from our Racial Justice team turned out more than 100 people to pack the Des Moines City Council meeting to keep pushing our ordinance to ban racial profiling by...
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