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Private management of UI utility system raises concerns

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes audio, Transparency & accountability

This borrowing scheme follows the failure over the last decade to adequately fund our public universities.

Who owns Iowa’s manufactured homes parks?

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Consumer protections, Issues, Official

Who is buying up Iowa’s manufactured home parks?

Click through for a complete list compiled by Iowa’s nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency.

2020 Session Must Fix Iowa’s Medical Cannabis Program

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes audio, Post includes video, Quality of life

Legislators argue for reforms to Iowa’s medical cannabis program in a news conference Nov. 15, 2019.

Speak up about negative impact of EPA proposal on Iowa

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes audio, Working families

Iowans: Raise your voices in support of Iowa farmers and against a proposal that could cripple our rural economy.

Add PTSD to Medical Cannabis Program

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, Official, Post includes audio

Iowans with PTSD shouldn’t be denied effective treatments, especially safe alternatives to risky opioids.

Statement on new Human Services chief

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes audio, Quality of life, Safer communities

Iowans need a leader at the Department of Human Services who will stand up for people instead of for-profit companies.

Mathis named Legislative Friend of Housing

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

State Senator Liz Mathis of Hiawatha has received the 2019 “Legislative Friend of Housing” award at the annual statewide Housing Iowa Conference held in Cedar Rapids.

Labor Day: Iowa workers are our best asset

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Official, Working families

As we celebrate Labor Day, Senate Democrats remain committed to fighting for working Iowans, restoring and protecting workplace rights, and ensuring Iowa employees and employers have a fair shot at getting ahead.

Continuing the fight for equality

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Official, Quality of life, Working families

One way we can continue the push for equality is through equal pay. In Iowa, it is illegal for an employer to pay some workers less than others for jobs requiring equal skill, effort and responsibility. Nonetheless, wage inequality persists. These wage disparities are enormous over the course of a 40-year career.

Third bipartisan “Ag Day” for Iowa legislators

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Issues, News releases, Official

This year’s event will focus on new conservation technologies, including terraces, waterways, improvements, tiling and cover crops. John Deere will provide hands-on demonstrations. Ryan Vogel, owner of an earth moving and tiling business, will discuss the impact of recent legislation on cost sharing.

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