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Veterans Affairs Committee – All-Bill Summary 2021

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official, Veteran Affairs Committee, Votes

All bills assigned to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature in 2021.

Ways & Means Committee – All-Bill Summary 2021

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official, Votes, Ways & Means Committee

All bills assigned to the Senate Ways & Means (tax) Committee, passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature in 2021.

2021 Highlights & Disappointments

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

The 2021 legislative session has adjourned for the year with no comprehensive plan to help Iowans struggling from a global pandemic that has upended their lives and their pocketbooks.

Closing remarks by Senate Democratic Leader

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

Iowa is strong only when our families are strong. Iowa thrives only when our middle class thrives. We are free only when Iowans have both liberty and justice. Senate Democrats fight for those values every single day.

Initial analysis of GOP’s latest attack on Iowa voters

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Official, Policy Paper, State Government Committee, Voting Rights

A same-day analysis of the Iowa Republicans’ last-day-of-session voter suppression bill.

Iowa Executive Branch launches investigation into Heritage Foundation allegations

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

“The claims made recently by Heritage Action about their role in secretly pushing voter suppression legislation in Iowa and other states are disturbing. It is good news that the Executive Director of the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board has opened an investigation into these allegations.”

SF 342 is misguided criminal justice legislation

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

State Senator Kevin Kinney of rural Oxford, a veteran law enforcement officer, says new criminal penalties could make it unsafe for citizens pulled over by unmarked vehicles.

Statement on Biden decision to support Iowa farmers

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Issues, Jobs & Economy, News releases, Official

This decision by the Biden administration is good news for the renewable fuel industry and Iowa farmers who sell to them. It reverses a terrible decision by the Trump administration to support Big Oil and dampen demand for ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable fuels.

Oversight needed on rejection of federal COVID help

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

Top Democrats on the Iowa Legislature’s House and Senate Oversight Committees are requesting meetings to review the Reynolds Administration’s handling of Federal COVID relief funds.

Federal investigation needed at Anamosa, DOC

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Safer communities, Transparency & accountability

Today US Rep. Cindy Axne, Iowa House Minority Leader Todd Prichard, and Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls sent a letter to federal officials requesting an independent investigation into last month’s deadly assaults at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, as well as the increasing violence within Iowa’s correctional facilities.

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