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Kinney invites Iowans to share ideas for job creation at Sigourney town meeting

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Jobs & Economy, News releases, Official

“Rural Iowans need higher wages. Rural businesses need skilled workers and more customers,” said Kinney, a farmer and retired deputy sheriff. “At the Sigourney Library meeting, I’ll be listening for ideas that will help create jobs and economic prosperity across our state.

Iowa taxpayers’ money going to pay for GOP misdeeds

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official

Iowans are rightfully disgusted by the harassment, discrimination, and retaliation against Kirsten Anderson and other legislative staff. They are outraged that their tax dollars are going to be used to pay $1.75 million because of the misconduct and mismanagement by Republican Senators.

Governor Reynolds’ claim to balance budget ‘without cuts to education’ is astoundingly false

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Education, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Jobs & Economy, Official, Quality of life

“Yesterday Governor Kim Reynolds made the astoundingly false claim that she has managed the state budget ‘without cuts to education.’ That’s a real whopper! The truth is that the mid-year budget cuts (Senate File 130) sliced a total of $31.5 million from education. The $4.5 million cut from the Iowa Department of Education was just the beginning.”

Reaction by Senate Democrats to the latest update on GOP’s budget mess

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official

This is the third time we have seen a budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 17. Economic prosperity and fiscal responsibility can only return if Governor Reynolds and Republican legislators start working in a bipartisan way to make smart investments in Iowa workers and their families.

Quirmbach: GOP’s “tuition tax” will hurt students and weaken Iowa’s economy

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Education, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Jobs & Economy, Official, Working families

Now, instead of ending huge giveaways to out-of-state corporations, Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans hope a steep, multi-year ‘tuition tax’ on Iowa students will balance Iowa’s busted state budget.

Hart highlights bipartisan opportunities to reinvest in rural Iowa in letter to Governor

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Jobs & Economy, News releases, Official, Working families

State Senator Rita Hart of Wheatland highlighted several bipartisan ways to reinvest in rural Iowa and small towns in a letter to Governor Kim Reynolds on August 1. Hart, former chair of the Iowa Senate’s Economic Growth Committee, indicated her strong desire to focus on workforce training.

Senator Hart hosting Iowa Water Quality Summit in DeWitt

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Energy & Enviroment, Issues, Official, Quality of life

All are invited to learn and to lend your voice to this discussion of water use and how to ensure clean water for drinking, recreation, farming and more. Share your knowledge, priorities and activities so that we all can become better informed.

Republican no-shows for Tuition Task Force meeting hamper efforts to make college more affordable for Iowa students

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Education, Issues, Jobs & Economy, Official, Working families

July 25, 2017 The Board of Regents Tuition Task Force has canceled its July 27th meeting due to a lack of participation by Republican legislators and members of the Reynolds Administration. According to the Board of Regents’ web site, the task force was “established to facilitate public discussion regarding the ...

July 25 Senate informational meeting on Public Retirement Systems

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

This meeting on Iowa’s Public Retirement Systems is open to the public and will be LIVESTREAMED at www.facebook.com/IowaSenateDemocrats. Click through for the prepared agenda.

Urge Gov Reynolds to let parents affected by individual health insurance crisis to buy hawk-i children’s health insurance

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Health care, Official, Quality of life

“There is a very real possibility that 72,000 Iowans could be without health insurance next year. Governor Reynolds should immediately ask the Trump Administration to allow Iowa families to purchase health insurance for their children through hawk-i, Iowa’s children’s health insurance program,” said State Senator Janet Petersen of Des Moines.

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