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Chapman kills bipartisan reforms for Iowans in manufactured housing 3 SEPARATE TIMES

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Quality of life, Working families

Iowa State Senate President Jake Chapman (R-Adel) has, on three separate occasions, played the key role in sabotaging years of bipartisan work to improve the rights and living conditions of Iowans living in manufactured or mobile homes.

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Why Iowa needs to end civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Official, Post includes video, Safer communities

Iowa gets a failing grade when it comes to protecting kids from sexual abuse & trafficking. SF 32 would remove the civil statute of limitations for people who were abused as minors, allowing them to come forward as adults, seek justice, expose hidden predators & protect more kids from becoming victims.

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Statement on GOP decision to close Glenwood Resource Center

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official

“Iowa Democrats will listen to, and advocate for, the families and workers in Glenwood during this closure to make sure they are heard throughout this difficult process.”

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Taxes: Reward work, not wealth

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Education, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes video, Working families

Our plan rewards work, not wealth. We believe that we need to support Iowa workers, who are the backbone of our economy, with lower costs and tax cuts, rather than what Republicans want to do, which is supporting the super-rich and corporations who continue to get richer while working Iowans get left behind.

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Senator Smith blocks threat to Iowa law enforcement

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

Today State Senator Jackie Smith of Sioux City blocked proposed legislation that would have increased the dangers faced by Iowa law enforcement officers. Senate File 332 would have doubled how dark Iowa car windows can be. At Thursday’s subcommittee meeting on the bill, legislators heard testimony from several state troopers and ...

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2022 Opening Day Speech by Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, staff, members of the press, members of the public, and everyone watching at home, welcome to the 2022 legislative session. Our session should be laser-focused on the Reynolds Workforce Crisis. All of us see and are overwhelmed by the ‘Help ...

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The Senate Democratic Plan to Fix the Kim Reynolds Workforce Crisis

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls: (1/6/22) As we prepare for the opening of the 2022 legislative session, it’s time for all elected officials returning to the Iowa Statehouse to focus on the state’s number one problem: the Kim Reynolds Workforce Crisis. Small businesses are having trouble staying open, maintaining hours, ...

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More GOP Corporate Giveaways Will Worsen Workforce Crisis

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

(12/13/2021) Statement from Sen. Joe Bolkcom, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Revenue Estimating Conference projections “The latest revenue picture kicks the door down for the Legislature to finally do something about Governor Reynolds’ growing workforce crisis. Iowa workers deserve our respect and support. We must do more ...

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The Kim Reynolds Workforce Crisis

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls, 12/9/21 The biggest challenge facing the Iowa Legislature’s 2022 session is the Kim Reynolds Workforce Crisis. In Iowa manufacturing, health care, education, our service industries…everywhere across our state there just aren’t enough workers. And yet, too many Iowans are still leaving for better opportunity and ...

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Build Back Better: Higher pay for direct care workers, better care for Iowans

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

December 2, 2021 News Conference I’m Senator Pam Jochum from Dubuque. I want to talk a little bit today, about Build Back Better and investing in Iowa’s direct care workers. It’s one of many ways that Build Back Better will improve Iowa’s healthcare system. It’s long past time to show ...

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